"I believe the President has all the rights to pick who he wants, but also he survives and dies based on your work, so it is on your shoulders."
"I mean, literally, you don't have roads to some of these areas."
"I want to stress how important and difficult it is for very remote veterans to get to the physical facilities for those services."
"I want to ask one broad question, and then I have two quick ones."
"A plan is a plan, and it does change based on the environment."
"If I could just ask one, which you don't have to answer now since I will put it in the record."
"As you think of strategic planning, long-term, how do we get to that rural component that is growing, and how do we ensure that we have quality services?"
"I am not going to speak on behalf of the Committee in total, but I would because I think it is a great way for us, instead of waiting for the end of the cycle, to say, why did you not do this?"
"the faster we can make these appointments happen, the better off the VA is and the more services we can deliver to our veterans."
"Right. Do you see a difference there in the sense of how they generate contracts and value..."
"I believe Alaska Native participation in the 8(a) program overall has been one of the most successful programs this government has done."