I look forward to listening to the testimony being presented today, and am encouraged that there will be future discussions and oversight on this matter as well.

I agree with the Chairman that it is important that this Committee takes a look at the progress being made in implementing this legislation.

These three didn't come here for pity or for handouts or for anything. They simply wanted care that this Nation has the ability to deliver.

I am the biggest supporter of what we do for our veterans, but I would be remiss to say how incredibly disappointed I am.

So this is a funding issue? If we had given more money these guys would have received better care?

I think that one of the real questions as we proceed with this legislation is whether or not it is effective, does it really work, what are the metrics we would apply to determine whether it works, how do we know if this effort is working?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important subcommittee hearing on proposed legislation that would help increase the economic pressure on the Iranian government.

However, the Iranian regime is likely to absorb such sanctions if the United States does not simultaneously reach out to the Iranian people themselves.

we have to be very careful that we not take our foot off the sanctions pedal as well.

The President has stated that the U.S. policy toward Iran will be based on tough, principled diplomacy, including engagement.

I think your survey that you cited indicates that only 30 percent of Americans considered global warming a priority.

When I first started talking about this issue, you know, it was only kids with penguin buttons that would come up and talk to me and it has really changed

I believe that we need to do this, so that we can't just put our heads in sand and pretend that this isn't happening.

I like the President's idea to put on the Internet, where these funds are being spent, the TARP funds.

I think this trust that you get out of having the oversight, I don't think the American people are unsophisticated here.

There has been too little accounting for how this money has been distributed and how the taxpayer assistance is being spent.

By developing renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power, biofuels, and geothermal heat, we can move beyond fossil fuels.

When a young American raises their hand and pledges an oath to the Constitution to defend this Nation, they are immediately enrolled in the VA system.