It is critical that the Members of this Committee hear from you and other women veterans.

It is a pleasure to work with you, which is a fact.

The end result is a compromise in which none of us got all that we wanted.

The things that you are citing are absolutely unacceptable.

We cannot do oversight or help you when you need it, when there are contract modifications that are happening literally every other month.

This is before they even get the appointment set up. Then, when they get the appointment set up it is a hell of a lot longer than if they just went to the VA to begin with.

They should not have to hold that money in their bank account to collect interest on top; they ought to just pay the damn providers.

You are a hell of a lot smarter than the people up here.

Wouldn't it be smarter to do that than put boots on the ground or drop bombs?

I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to Les Bernys through the end of the year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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But the sanctions are a tool that you are in charge of.

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I appreciate you having this hearing today, and I appreciate how you run this Committee.

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