the best way to assure that these global markets continue to stay global and you don't have local solutions to deal with this issue, is to do away with any impediments or fragmentation, and we see indemnification as an impediment to the…

I have been very encouraged to find out that the Food and Nutrition Service has worked very hard to make sure that veterans and their families are informed about potential benefits.

I will ask anybody who wants to answer the question. You have done well answering so far today. I appreciate your candor.

It's just a strategic emphasis that seems to be overlooked only except in times in crisis.

the real victims are really our constituents, who, throughout the State, will be negatively impacted by this impasse.

So it is really not the President's sequester, it is the responsibility that the--or the mandate that the congress has placed upon the executive branch to implement these cuts, these painful cuts, the cuts that may very well cause some…

Do you have adequate technical assistance training or other target assistance to make sure that the States can rectify any issues or problems that come forward?

As I understand it the current administration has just recently taken over, and they inherited this problem from the previous administration, and they are working aggressively to try to correct it, but in the mean time, you know, it is the…

I think you are pretty familiar, Ms. Fong, with some of the challenges that we are facing in the State of Georgia with our WIC program.

It is clear that FNS was fully aware for a number of years that the State of Georgia didn't have the resources or the expertise to appropriately manage and operate the WIC program.

Thank you very much.

On the transfer of medical records from DOD to the Veterans Administration, that is done electronically now?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

In Georgia, I will tell you claims is the number 1 challenge for my office, and I will continue to stay on this until it is done.

Well, thank you, Chairman Sanders, and thank you for your vigilant effort on what is the number 1 challenge facing the VA and the number-one frustration facing every American veteran returning home.

What software does VBMS run on?

And that process has worked?

In Secretary Hickey's testimony--I think I wrote this down right--she said the redeployment of VBMS was in full swing from portal to decision. Is that an accurate statement?