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What we really want to do is make sure that the veteran can get to the services that they need in health care in a timely fashion.

I mean, that makes no sense whatsoever.

Thank you. David, we look forward to working together to make this confirmation happen as quickly as you can get your stuff in.

I do not want any veteran in this country in harm.

there has been some concern by some folks who are paying attention that the VBA side may suffer with you as Secretary of the VA.

What can we do to hold them more accountable for their contractual obligations to the VA and to the taxpayer and to the veterans?

If anyone wants to extend the life of that program, without also taking the steps needed to make it work better for veterans, you are going to have to go through me.

the third-party administrators are worse, truthfully, at least in our case.

There should not be a lot of intermediary steps there.

You will have to choose whether to pursue what you think is best for veterans or what the President tells you is best for veterans.

Do you believe that beating the hell out of the entire VA workforce is productive?