"If we are not working with the spouses and the families, we often lose a lot of the resources."
"Mr. Chairman, I look forward to supporting this nominee, and hopefully we can move him quickly through the process once we have the Committee hearing so that we can get him to work for our veterans."
"OK, good. I look forward to hearing about your progress and what we can do to help."
"Well, it is a big challenge, but I am really glad that you are going to take that on because I think there are a lot of opportunities left simply because the two groups--veterans and the people who em..."
"I can guarantee that once you are there, you will be hearing a lot from me."
"The VA is an organization of people and those in leadership will shape the culture of the organization."
"I want to congratulate you on your nomination and applaud you for your willingness to take on this challenging and rewarding job."
"I sincerely hope that, if confirmed, you will work to promote an open and proactive approach to relations with Congress."
"This tendency to downplay problems does the VA a serious disservice."
"One of his top priorities is to transform the VA into a truly 21st century organization."
"I think we can all agree that our veterans are best served when the VA and Congress work as partners."
"I spoke about the need to overhaul the bureaucratic culture at the VA."
