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.
If the response is to get more mental health professionals in the field... then we are moving in the right direction.
I think the VA has made some strides but not enough.
If we can get treatment earlier, we can help save a ton of money and improve quality-of-life for a ton of folks.
If Senator Burr is correct, if the response to the folks that come back with unseen injuries is to develop focus groups ...
They need care. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
I know the Chairman is very proud of and I am very proud of, and this Committee should be very proud of that work.
Forcing us to shed key talent from our ranks represents a penny-wise/pound-foolish strategy, as we would lose the abilit...
I cannot imagine an argument that says that the specter of sequestration coming down at us reduces our workload.
We remain hopeful that Congress can build on this committee's work and can find a way to tackle this issue in a way thou...
After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible t...
How do we ensure that the incentives for industry drive the operation...
If I need a heart surgeon, I probably need a heart surgeon once, right?
Mr. Chairman, thanks for filibustering until I can get here.
