I care deeply about STEM education to our youngsters.

I congratulate both of our nominees for what I hope will be your confirmation to these important positions.

I appreciate that kind of perspective very much because I think that is the challenge in addressing the patent troll issues.

What it means is that all of our innovators, large and small now have easier access to both the educational content that we provide.

Thank you for giving us a fuller context in which the VA is undertaking these kinds of proceedings.

Just following up on the previous question, Mr. Griffin, would you agree that attribution of negligence as a result of delay in care as a causation of death is basically an adjudicatorial process that needs to be undertaken?

I rise today to support S. 2648, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act. I recently led a congressional delegation to McAllen, TX, and to Lackland Air Force Base to see firsthand what the administration was doing to handle this…

It is a proud moment that we are witnessing here today as we see a bipartisan team of leaders here in Congress who have so passionately been committed to this issue, taking action and finding a solution, not in an ideal way in this crunch…

We see great prospects for deepening that cooperation, but we also see that, as India seeks to create a defense manufacturing base and as India seeks to modernize its defense sector, that the United States is going to play a critical role.

I think that recognizing the opportunity that exists with this change of leadership in India must be seized by us in a way that is very proactive and sensitive to what has occurred in the past.

on July 16, 2014, I was absent from votes on the confirmation of Mr. Ronnie L. White to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri Vote No. 227 and on S. 2578, the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act of…

I expect that this Committee will work with you in a very open and transparent way, in a frank way, so that we can work together to move the ball and get the veterans the kind of attention that they very much earned.

I want to publicly thank Secretary Shinseki for doing that which he believed would be in the best interest of the Veterans Administration.

I think when you are dealing with a huge system like the VA system, you are going to get a lot of push-back from people who are used to being left alone in their regions or whatever the grouping is.

I think you are probably the first person to give all of us your cell phone number, so I hope this is not a situation where, be careful what you ask for.

I am not going to sit here and say that you do not need more money to hire more caregivers and other necessary personnel to take care of our veterans.

I hope that in your review you are also looking at your hiring processes, because it should not take a long time.

What could be more pressing than to make sure that our veterans receive the care that they need and deserve.