But I also know that, when I travel around--I have individuals I met in the airport--an individual said that they waited for 4 months for an elderly veteran for service.

Is there no way to take and have what we would call task forces or special ops in the veterans to target into places besides just having an audit to be able to go into hospitals and fix problems quickly, a SWAT team of sorts?

Thanks very much, and I appreciate the testimony of the panelists.

Thank you.

OK.

I hope that this body can support the actions that States are taking to protect their small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Many of us and my colleague and I in the House will continue to fight this battle until we have won.

Nonpracticing entities or patent trolls have created a new business model that takes advantage of our patent laws in our court system.

I am disappointed that the administration isn't taking more of a role, let alone they are not taking an aggressive role that I would like to see.

I have been critical of previous administrations both Republicans and Democrats concerning this issue.

The enormity of people in Nigeria are not corrupt and are looking for opportunities to do what is being said in this committee.

I truly believe that the religious aspect looms very large. Because this started many years back and Christians were at the direct hit of Boko Haram.

A reform that includes accumulated savings has a huge advantage.

Look, we can put a man on the moon and we can transplant a heart, and we can figure out a way to transport LNG from the U.S. overseas.

It is for Nigeria to create a relief fund and for the State Department to encourage them to do something for all of those families and pronounce it publicly and nationally.

Today's hearing is designed to educate members on a topic that has come up repeatedly in recent years: site-neutral payments.

Representative McKinley has authored H.R. 4673, a bill that would combine the various post-acute care payments into one reimbursement payment or bundle.

Representatives Mike Rogers and Doris Matsui introduced H.R. 2869, a proposal that would require Medicare to pay for cancer services at the same rate regardless of the site of service.