"It is incredibly reckless to rob people of their livelihoods in order to live up to a campaign talking point."
"At a time when we have nearly 7 million jobs that cannot be filled, it is incredibly reckless to rob people of their livelihoods in order to live up to a campaign talking point."
"We applaud you for the foresight in creating this Subcommittee and leading this conversation forward."
"Thank you all for being here today for the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization."
"I have spent much of the past 2 months studying VA's EHR modernization and the Military Health System GENESIS Program."
"This Committee, in my brief experience in Congress, has lived up to its reputation as the last frontier of bipartisanship in Congress, and that is largely thanks, I think, to Dr. Roe's leadership."
"I think that this project has great promise, and in addition to the care of our veterans, we need to focus on accountability."
"So, with that, I am ready to begin."
"Why should people in Indiana have to pay higher taxes, federal taxes to pay for high cost services in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and California? It's just not fair."
"As both a father and the most recently deployed Member of Congress, I can attest to the importance of education options for military families and their children."
"I'm very pleased to see the Trump Administration putting an emphasis on expanding apprenticeships and expanding educational opportunities beyond the traditional four-year college degree as we've discu..."
"Fifty-eight percent of Hoosier jobs are classified as 'middle-skilled,' requiring more than a high school diploma but less than a college degree."