The statistics on veterans experiencing chronic pain are staggering.

It is vital that the VA has in place the proper oversight mechanisms to monitor the safe use of opioids for managing veterans' pain.

We face what can only be described as an opioid abuse epidemic.

September 11, 2001 was all about connection and communication.

I would like a commitment from you that as you engage with the employees in the organization... you will fully support them.

you let us know and that we make sure that a fix like that that is so obvious and so immediate

I think that is a priority.

It takes a lot of courage to speak out, and it takes a lot of courage to go outside your organization to do it.

I think that is part of our function here as well.

I think all of us are quite shocked by this in terms of just basic common sense...

I'm starting to feel New Hampshire is a hotbed, unfortunately.

Taxpayers need to know and be comfortable that they're going to get treated fairly no matter who they are and no matter what political party they belong to.

Good. I hope so, too. And if not, we have legislation that would make sure that--we want people to know so that they can protect themselves.

So it's misleading in a--it's bigger.

Not to have to deal with it. Who wants to deal with the IRS, right?

Right, because once you've been victimized once--I have to say, my uncle was a victim of tax-related fraud too, and he wasn't just victimized once. It was twice.

This issue of the pilot, you notified 25,000 taxpayers when you learned that their Social Security number may have been misused.

I want to thank you for being here today, and I appreciate that you had the opportunity to hear from Ms. Weeks and Mr. Walker.