John Boozman

Thank you. And again, thank both of you for being here and for your hard work. We really do appreciate it.

I will be advocating on behalf of these Children's Advocacy Centers.

If we had the same sort of casualty rate overseas, with young people dying as a result of some sort of situation we were in, as far as a war, there would be a tremendous uproar.

I'm really concerned about as has been mentioned on several occasions today, is the prescription drug problem.

We do need to look and make sure that--I say the good drug courts are returning that.

I think it's something--to me, it's just a no-brainer.

I will be advocating on behalf of these Children's Advocacy Centers.

If we had the same sort of casualty rate overseas, with young people dying as a result of some sort of situation we were in, as far as a war, there would be a tremendous uproar.

I really do wish you'd get a task force together.

We do need to have standards and make sure that they're doing things appropriately.

I think it's something--to me, it's just a no-brainer.

The only thing that I would like to do, Madam Chair, is I ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a letter to the Administrator that is signed by every minority member.

Climate change is one of the most significant global threats we face and addressing it is an urgent imperative.

I think you called this the most successful foreign assistance program ever.

I want to thank you with helping us with the Merchant Marine Academy.

I would appreciate you looking at those and see if we can get some resources to continue the great program that was started with the Eisenhower administration.

I really hope that we can look at that. Congress has really not bought into that in the past.

I think our country is really being blessed with a lot of Transportation Secretaries that have done a tremendous job.

I think there is a significant decrease in the budget in that regard.

The trouble is, though, you cannot--this is something that if we are going to be short on physicians 5 years from now you cannot decide 3 years from now that you are going to do something.

This really is a huge problem, and it is not just with VA.

We do not want to have some arbitrary cutoff date when science tells us that you have gone as far as you can go.

We can work hard and work hard on our making sure that the veterans have the benefits that were promised.

Well, really both, in the sense it is one thing to go home, with restored function as best we can do; it is another thing to go home and be somewhat integrated into society but not fully integrated.

We appreciate all of you all's hard work for our veterans.