This is another one of those issues that is going to require a bipartisan effort to move forward.
I know the Chairman is very proud of and I am very proud of, and this Committee should be very proud of that work.
They need care. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
If Senator Burr is correct, if the response to the folks that come back with unseen injuries is to develop focus groups and guidelines, that...
If we can get treatment earlier, we can help save a ton of money and improve quality-of-life for a ton of folks.
I want to get this panel started. I appreciate everybody's patience.
I am really disturbed by the disconnect between the provider data and your testimony on the wait-time issue.
Thank you, Madam Chairman.
Your continued oversight is essential in getting Secretary Shinseki and Undersecretary Petzel to embrace this challenge.
Ultimately, in the end, I think that if we work together with the VA and amongst ourselves we can do a lot of good work.
I cannot imagine an argument that says that the specter of sequestration coming down at us reduces our workload.
If the response is to get more mental health professionals in the field... then we are moving in the right direction.
Forcing us to shed key talent from our ranks represents a penny-wise/pound-foolish strategy, as we would lose the ability to properly monito...
After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisa...
We remain hopeful that Congress can build on this committee's work and can find a way to tackle this issue in a way though works for the Ame...
It's also well past the time to open a small portion--less than 3 percent--of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to responsible energy prod...
Mr. Chairman, thanks for filibustering until I can get here.
Where the divide is right now is on taxes and whether or not the wealthiest Americans should share in the sacrifice that all of us have to m...
