I cannot think of a better person to look after our 25 million-plus veterans than this true American hero.
does not benchmark itself versus good private sector organizations to determine where gaps exist.
I am grateful that President Obama has put his faith in Major Duckworth's candidacy.
I commend you for understanding that and encourage you not to back off from any attempts to begin to change it.
I have the highest percentage increase of retired military in my State of any State in the country.
I believe that you will find GEN Shinseki to be exactly the kind of tough, innovative and insightful Secretary that the ...
We have a lot of good people and a lot of good ideas, but we consistently try to stuff it into the old framework of some...
You have a huge challenge, and I think you will find all Members of this Committee more than willing to help remove any ...
The position you seek is one of the most important roles in ensuring that veterans and their families are being well ser...
I hope that is a goal that we can shoot for, though.
It is my belief that we should move this nomination as quickly as we can.
No veteran should ever have his access to DVA services blocked because of geography. Just as it did not matter where my ...
In order to become a 21st Century organization, DVA will have to change some past methods used to communicate with other...
Nobody knew when we went to war whether we were Democrats, Republicans, Independents. Nobody knows.
This is critical because VA programs cannot help improve the lives of veterans if veterans do not know about them.
At a minimum, that means making sure veterans and their families receive the correct amount of benefits on time.
And it disturbs me when the Secretary seeks an extension of time because we are forcing a veteran then to drag out the c...
I hope for those that are shocked by the 70 percent graduation rate in high school, that they are even more shocked toda...
