"I would like to now recognize my colleague, Ranking Member Jim Banks, for 5 minutes to deliver his opening remarks that he may have."
"Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to begin by thanking our witnesses, especially our DoD witnesses for appearing today."
"I continue to believe this program is so large and important, not just for our veterans, but also for American health care."
"What I find most alarming is the issue of gag clauses, which are terms that some EHR companies put in their contracts threatening buyers with litigation if they speak publicly about the problems with ..."
"The negotiations between DoD and VA over leadership of the Joint Program Management Office, the firm, are probably one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington."
"Look, this is a huge investment. A lot of money is getting invested in this contract."
"The Family Caregiver Program is an important lifeline for about 20,000 post-9/11 veterans."
"Congress believed the eligibility disparity among different eras of veterans was unfair and the MISSION Act eliminates it."
"Expansion of the Family Caregiver Program is phased, and it is contingent on the IT system being ready to handle it."
"The VA's struggle to implement the Forever GI Bill is not primarily an IT story. This is a story about student veterans pursuing their educations, paying their bills, and living their lives."
"I represent the state of Indiana, home to 544,000 manufacturing jobs, so this is particularly important to me."
"I want to start first with a conversation that you and I had before this committee a year ago related to education savings accounts for military families."