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Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) ability to recruit and retain high-quality employees.

Willingness to target critical infrastructure systems and conduct espionage operations even when detected.

Russia is assuming a more assertive cyber posture based on its willingness to target critical infrastructure systems and conduct espionage operations even when detected and under increased public scrutiny.

Well, if we look at the budget of the administration, far from looking for inefficiency and waste there, what we see is an unheard of increase, a $50 billion increase, in that budget, taken of course out of the flesh of the rest of the…

If Merrick Garland had been confirmed... Judge Gorsuch would be sailing through this body with something close to 100-to-0 vote.

It is a tragedy of national proportions that Merrick Garland does not sit on the Court.

I am, like so many Americans are, outraged that Merrick Garland does not sit on the Court today.

I totally disagree. Certainly not been my experience. I've worked in government for 24 years through three administrations, two Democratic, one Republican.

I regret to inform the House that my predecessor, Anthony ``Tony'' C. Beilenson, died over the weekend. Anthony Beilenson was known for integrity, civility, intelligence, courage, and a willingness to work across the aisle, even when that…

I wanted to correct the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford), who opined that this bill was not scored correctly. We are talking about space already designated for Federal employees. The intent of the bill, and I am the author of…

In closing, let me be clear - no one is advocating that we privatize the VA.

Reauthorizing the Veterans Choice program would not only benefit veterans, but it would also provide Congress with the time we need to work with Secretary Shulkin.

Have no doubt: if we let this program lapse, hundreds of thousands of veterans will lose their ability to visit a community provider.

I have confidence that it is going to allow greater access to health care for all veterans.

I said, give them all dogs.

I think we have more work to do on formalizing that program. I think that is the direction that we are headed in, though.

We need about 1,000 more mental health providers.

I do believe it needs to be for all veterans, particularly our older veterans who want to stay at home.