
Yes, we've talked about the fraud and issues that need to be resolved. They could be better addressed there.
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Yes, we've talked about the fraud and issues that need to be resolved. They could be better addressed there.

Oh, it puts people at risk. So I would hope that----

I think we can find bipartisan support to get us to the place where we can meet that standard.

the notion that the VA would be more focused on identifying the whistleblowers versus the underlying problems I think just demonstrates Exhibit A of what we are dealing with

Mr. President, if you care about our veterans... it seems like our veterans deserve action on this immediately by the President of the United States.

we actually introduced a piece of legislation that if the positions were not filled within 210 days, the authority to fill would then be transferred to Congress

I support the USF High Cost fund program as long as those funds are really targeted to unserved areas.

New Hampshire citizens only receive 37 cents back on the dollar of what they put in overall in the Universal Service Fund.

I am not asking you about the requirement. That is up to us.

I would like to hear more about the PC3 FAR-based contracts and then not chase every last one down a rabbit hole with 600 new employees.

There is a cost of doing business using any system, whether it's the Federal acquisition regulation or any other system.

If we're going to have a non-FAR system, then let's put a non-FAR system in place.

But I want to make clear that neither I nor my colleagues view this laudable intent as a blanket rationale for not following laws, regulations, or proper procedure.

Federal and VA acquisition regulations exist for a reason.

I want to try to go forward, where we go from here.

At the end of the day, we can all agree we want to see our veterans receive the healthcare they need at precisely the moment they need it.

If we don't respond to their violations in a very forceful way, then this agreement--we might as well--you know, this--tear this JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] up.

As far as I can tell, in raising this with the administration, nothing has been happening.