The Dobbs decision did unleash a torrent of uncertainty throughout the United States.

Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think you should think about including race and gender as factors.

So, I understand that you do have some legal concerns, but when we are talking about wanting to expand access to capital for minority owned businesses, that speaks--that says to me, you obviously have information relating to black owned…

I take it that the concerns being expressed by my colleagues regarding these new rules also have to do with whether or not there are enough protections in the new rules to guard against fraud.

The agency under the Obama Administration... determined that using class, race, and gender as a differentiator would not be considered Constitutional.

I think to expect that doctors and hospital personnel will risk losing their license or being held criminally liable, that is something that--that is a risk that I would say a lot of doctors and others wouldn't want to take.

So to suggest that doctors should ignore the advice and the cautions of their own ethics committee is not realistic.

Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think you should think about including race and gender as factors.

I take it that the concerns being expressed by my colleagues regarding these new rules also have to do with whether or not there are enough protections in the new rules to guard against fraud.

So what is VA doing to two things: Make sure all affected veterans know that this is available to them?

I have been pushing for telehealth for a long time.

Your budget request puts another $100 million towards telehealth over the next 2 years.

I think to expect that doctors and hospital personnel will risk losing their license or being held criminally liable, that is something that--that is a risk that I would say a lot of doctors and others wouldn't want to take.

Why wouldn't you include minority owned businesses as underserved in the underserved group?

The agency under the Obama Administration... determined that using class, race, and gender as a differentiator would not be considered Constitutional.

The promise of a college education has been a great tool for recruiting and retaining service members for decades.

Telehealth is bipartisan.

It works; it reduces the cost, and increases the quality and availability of health care.