I'm cosponsoring this legislation because I really support the goals of this bill, to ensure that justice for victims of sex trafficking is possible and to hold bad actors like Backpage accountable and liable.

Have meetings been held with the whistleblowers since this time?

I hope that the discussion we have had today will help instill in VA that so necessary sense of urgency.

What is the current situation for patients transferred for stroke?

But I do want to make the case for VA Central Office to recognize that New Hampshire is in a different situation without a full-service medical hospital.

VA leadership who knew about the reports of substandard care and failed to act should be held accountable.

It is way past time for our women veterans to get the care and the respect that they need.

And just to ensure the safety of our veterans going forward, what is that protocol if a veteran presents at the Manchester VA for stroke?

I want to know how the $30 million will be spent and if it will truly address the infrastructure and care coordination problems in Manchester.

How can we ask our community hospitals to step up and care for our veterans when they are owed $3 million?

Do you think the decision that has finally been made--this is something that I have been pushing since I first went to Congress, five years?

the groundwork had been laid by Senator Shaheen and by Representative Kuster.

We will hold the Administration's feet to the fire.

Secretary Shulkin made the right decision to remove the hospital director, the chief of staff, and the head of nursing services.

To protect their confidentiality.

Ultimately, at the end of the day, it is their experience that counts.

That is totally unacceptable, and I just hope you will continue to look into that in particular.

I also continue to support a full-service VA hospital in New Hampshire.