Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank you and Ms. Eshoo for your courtesy in allowing me to go forward.

I hope we can work together to improve entrepreneurship for our veterans.

It is interesting how the French really stepped in and say, what are you guys doing? This is not enough. You can't trust this deal.

And that, to me, sounds absolutely obvious.

Thank God for the French on this. At least they are open-eyed on this.

But my question is, why is it that these 16 other Nations are able to do it and we have taken all this time, 17 years?

Thank God for the French. They saved us on this one.

I do have to ask, as many of my constituents ask, was it all worth it? Was it worth it?

I think we have to get the ultimate deal first or no deal at all.

Sequestration is a horrible business model.

They're tired of Congress' unwillingness to compromise and solve the problem.

I'm frustrated that this committee's once again asked you to come up here and testify about the harm caused by sequestration.

We need to reach a bipartisan agreement, pass a budget, and get back on track.

Well, you know, it seems to me that there is a way to synthesize some of the ideas here.

Employment continues to be a challenge for veterans across the country, and looking at different models for assisting veterans in finding jobs is very helpful, especially as we review national policy.

I am very happy to be in Waco this morning, meeting so many of your constituents involved in finding good-paying, long-term jobs for America's veterans.

I can imagine something similar if we encouraged a community college or some institution to supply that one-stop shop or that transition for the veteran.

If you would elaborate more on these simple Federal fixes?