Let me ask, just for the record, if you would share with the Committee in writing what the target dates are for each of the pilot programs.
I see a growing number of individuals who are going to be relying on our ability to navigate this and to redesign the system.
Senator, I absolutely agree.
Over my dead body will we just continue to throw people at the problem.
Well, if we are not allowed to redesign, I can tell you, it is not going to work for everybody.
It is clear that many of our veterans and their survivors are not well served by the current claims process system, which has been plagued b...
I think there are efforts that are underway within VBA. There are individuals involved in the processing of claims, like Ms. Avant.
And I would also ask that once you have made the evaluations, let us not wait for a hearing to provide the Committee with your observations ...
I have come to the conclusion they are not.
I have said this before and I will say it again, that staffing alone is not the answer to this chronic problem. We must try new approaches.
Finding ways to fix the chronic problems with VA's claims processing must be a top priority.
I am here today to support the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act because federally funded monitoring and treatment must be reliable and alway...
You called us 'Heroes and Treating Us like Zeroes.'
I refer to as Political Blindness. For those of you who don't know what 'Political Blindness means--Look the Other Way.'
the government and the workers comp system want us to die so they can say 'Well We Just Got Rid of Another One of Them.'
What sort of industry-wide performance measures are available to help us better understand the performance of institutions?
This measure would change the behavior of the industry by making it accountable for the product/service it is delivering.
I strongly believe that it is critical for Congress to take a look at each and every dollar that we spend.
