General Meurlin, if a servicemember is not in the disability demonstration project--that is, the vast majority of servicemembers--what has changed since the 1940s when this archaic system was put into place?

General Meurlin, has the paperwork required for medical and physical evaluation boards been reduced in the last 2 years?

General Meurlin, have the processes been streamlined or automated?

I note that they have had a substantial increase in the number of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses.

I want our enemy to know of our capabilities.

I would just like to say that in my time doing field work and seeing the impact of PTSD turning veterans' lives on its head...

Well, as a veteran and a parent, I want to thank you for what you have done.

I have seen the capabilities of UAVs, to monitor the Basra rail yard.

As a veteran myself, but particularly as a parent, to me, UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, are so reassuring.

I would like to respond more officially after this hearing, if I could.

H-Canyon, to me, is a national treasure.

We seem to be spending a lot of money on cleanup and not advancing the cleanup agenda as much as everyone would like.

I encourage you to stand up for the American taxpayer.

But, it is a place you would send the materials.

When it comes to energy independence, which is a laudable goal, bipartisanly pursued here, the national laboratories, I think, can be very important pieces of that puzzle.

I represent South Carolina, and obviously Savannah River Site's a big issue for the State.

We're way behind in construction there, and I know that's a different bailiwick.

I got a statute passed that put penalties on the Federal Government if they didn't hit their timelines.