I am sorry I am a little late, but you don't get up and leave when the President is praying, I can tell you that.
Employers have a responsibility to do everything they can to meet their commitments.
We all want to see the finances at PBGC strengthened.
I think we have a solemn promise to people when you make those promises that we keep those promises.
There are many Americans--over 40 million--who have a defined benefit plan, they expect to get paid what they are told.
A promise made is a promise kept.
Thank you, Dr. McGowan. I am going to just start by--with Ms. Haggerty, if you don't mind, and want to thank you for making the investment i...
the mistakes that the agency made some number of years ago undermines the security we want to offer to everybody.
Let me give you the old if it ain't broke don't fix it.
I called my local VA yesterday and spent some time on the phone with them to find out exactly how this process worked.
Let's say there is a medicine on short supply. What does the VA do?
I do not know for sure, but what could be happening forcing you to the open market would be if the vendors and or manufacturers just said we...
Because what happens, I can tell you if I am the doc in the VA and I do not have medicine for my patient in the ICU who is having problems, ...
The other thing that is a real problem, Mr. Michaud, that you hit on that is extremely important is the importation or large amounts of gene...
One of the things I would like you to look at when you are reviewing this is are you finding any of the medications on the PPV, companies le...
If you do not get those right, that person can die. They can overdose and die.
The problem we are having here is Democrats can't work with Republicans in either body.
We haven't passed a budget. That is disgraceful.