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

It should not take a news report or a congressional hearing for VA leadership to respond to veterans' and employees' concerns.

I think Manchester has fallen behind the times, frankly, and that this is an opportunity.

Have meetings been held with the whistleblowers since this time?

It makes a lot more sense to me to make sure that it's incorporated so that autonomous vehicles are secure.

I don't want to trade one set of harms for another.

I tend to listen to young people when they talk to us about technology.

Would it make sense to have a set of standards that everybody had to meet in place?

We cannot accept a situation where millions of drivers are expected to be retrained on their own dime.

I am very concerned that we're all assuming that there are going to be levels of cybersecurity built into this technology.

There is no doubt that automated vehicles have tremendous potential to save lives and reduce the nearly 4,000 deaths caused by large truck accidents each year.

These issues place VA's mail program at risk and cause me to question whether the physical security and accurate tracking of packages... are at higher risk of diversion.

I also believe it is critical that we make sure people have access to comprehensive coverage and really protect those guardrails in 1332s.

However, I believe this is indicative of a larger problem.

While 'The Case of the $11,257 Package' is a catchy title, it is actually one example of inaccurate data reporting by the VA.

I would just suggest we try to go up another level and, for the entire Veterans Administration, all across the country, try to use the same equipment, get the same data, because you could negotiate an even larger discount.

From my experience, our Federal programs may not be properly incentivizing our States to make the necessary investments in our infrastructure that would help us mitigate the long-term consequences of a disaster.

It is important then that the President appoint a skilled and capable permanent Executive Director for the Council who is equipped with the authority necessary to push projects through to completion.