John Boozman

I think Secretary Wilkie's reasoning is valid, and he seems to be doing the due diligence.

It is more important than ever to hear from those in charge of the VA's major component administrations.

How the Department spends these funds is the real issue at hand, not the dollar amount.

The budget request before us today is generous.

How the Department spends these funds is really the real issue at hand, not the dollar amount.

With a $6.6 billion or 8.3 percent funding increase for the Department, the budget request before us today is generous.

Well, thank you all so much for being here and I think we had a really good hearing.

What are some of the things that--better forecasting? How do we prevent overruns and things like that?

Continuing with some oversight there, I think, would be very beneficial for us so we have to come in and explain ourselves, I think, ultimately is good for the American people and making sure we're spending dollars prudently.

We do have a commitment to the Secretary of Defense to deliver military construction projects on time and under target.

We appreciate your leadership on the Arctic and the Homeland Security Subcommittee.

As you're aware, Congress and OMB have opposing views on incremental funding for MILCON projects.

One thing I'd like for us to talk a little bit about and I think is so, so important, you know, we struck this bipartisan agreement, budget agreement, additional $165 billion for Defense, really not a whole lot in MILCON.

I believe maintaining support for this office is crucial and I'm glad that you view their work in collaboration with local communities as important and essential as I do.

I think those programs--if there's an answer, instead of reducing those programs, I think they should be increased dramatically.

Thank you, Attorney General Sessions, for being here. And we do appreciate your hard work and the great job that you're doing.

Infrastructure should not be a partisan issue.

I think we're going to see a lot more of it with these laws, and we're going to have to come up with the equivalent of a breathalyzer.

I appreciate the response that you had concerning that.

We had really a tragedy in Arkansas. The Fayetteville VA Medical Center greatly impacted a number of families in a very, very negative way.

I support your nomination and will enthusiastically vote for you.

You have exactly the background I think that is needed for the job like the one you have been nominated for.

Thank you all for being here. We really do appreciate your hard work.

I look forward to working with you.

I think this model of reaching out for help that the VA cannot do it alone is very powerful.