I believe Chairman Bost's intent with H.R. 4278 is to address the issues that have caused the courts and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to overturn disciplinary actions.

The Inspector General has documented widespread errors with the VA's temporary disability rating process.

My bill will help Congress and the VA understand these challenges better by requiring the VA to gather information on the type and frequency of criminal activity at the medical center over the past 12 months.

I am joining Senator Tillis and colleagues to support a follow-up bill that would further expand access to trained service dogs for veterans.

I would look forward to talking with you more about that, but in my experience sometimes until we pass legislation we do not get the full scale of services that we are looking for.

I look forward to finding ways we can all work together.

We know how useful service dogs can be for our veterans, and something like this barrier that prevented requisite insurance for the dog made it hard for this particular veteran to get that kind of service.

Well, thank you for that. And that takes me to my last question, which is to Dr. Apley.

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I was proud to see this legislation signed into law to protect this lifeline for survivors.

Addressing affordability is a crucial step toward closing the digital divide for rural households.

The ACP is already serving as a lifeline to the more than 18 million households that currently rely on this program to remain connected.

We believe that these alterations are crucial to a warrior's quality of life and should be increased periodically to keep up with inflation.

Are you satisfied with agency progress on the recommendations made in these duplication reports since GAO began issuing them 12 years ago?

maybe measuring the effort and measuring the degree to which these efforts are institutionalized and prioritized would be a step forward there.

We know it is important to prevent fraud. There are lessons learned here.