Congressional oversight and involvement is critical.

I, for one, as a Member of the Committee, am going to become much more observant of the reprogramming of money.

There should be no committee of Congress that is trying to determine whether MUMPS is right or wrong.

If we do not, we will have an implosion of our claims processing, and I dare say we are close to that today anyway.

My hope is that VA will collaborate with the private sector, not just from a contractual standpoint, but from a strategic and tactical standpoint with business.

I am concerned.

Aloha, Mr. Chairman.

I hope that at some point collectively we look at the graduation rate of our students and whether they get across the goal line, getting that certificate that entitles them to a greater future, and not a witch hunt.

As the only Republican here, let me say this is something we need to look at, the question of whether the value of what our students receive, whether it's from a for-profit or not-for-profit institution, is in fact delivered.

Let me just caution you: When you do that, you will be making the first step toward telling these service members that come back: No, you can only use that GI money where we say you can use it; you can't use it to go to the NASCAR 2-year…

Mr. Speaker, we must stop these job-killing tax increases. House Republicans have been listening to the American people. Unemployment near 10 percent is one of their chief concerns. So why are Democrats allowing both Chambers to adjourn…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague from California's yielding the time. We are requiring flags to be made in the United States because our colleagues say they are concerned about jobs. Well, House Republicans are also very much…

I thank my colleague from California for yielding. Certainly, Mr. Speaker, I think that General Marshall was a great man and deserves recognition. In fact, he received a great deal of recognition during his lifetime. He received the Nobel…

Mr. Speaker, it's my understanding that this bill is being brought to the floor in a rush without there even being any hearings in the committee.

Well, I think, again, we're seeing that the House Democrats are proving not only that they've run out of ideas but they've run out of the will to govern. They won't make a budget. They won't deal with these impending tax hikes that we're…

Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, our colleagues across the aisle are stuck on failure, the bailouts, one after the other. Last week, the bill that was passed here, the $30 billion, is another bailout of banks. It is a failure. Everything that…

President Obama has nominated Max to the Federal bench in North Carolina's western district. He is an excellent choice and I believe will be a great addition to the court.

I highly recommend to the Committee that we move as expeditiously this nominee as we can.