"I want to congratulate you. Back home I am hearing from the veterans that this is not the VA that was there ten years ago."
"I would highly encourage VA to update these regulations of their own volition in an effort to provide better guidance throughout the fiduciary appointment process."
"Today's hearing is intended to examine VA's Fiduciary program and assess how the VA can strengthen management controls and accountability to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens."
"It is my hope that as a result of today's hearing, the process of fixing VA's flawed fiduciary system can begin."
"I also want to thank the Chairman and the Majority Staff for making what appears to be a good effort at sort of a balanced approach to this."
"But we can make decisions in the absence of absolute certainty."
"the EPA should be free from politicization."
"If we could make sure that industry is transparent in their impact on policy, then I think we would be a lot better off."
"the public doesn't buy into a procedure in their district, you are going to end up in courts."
"I think Ms. Dudley's use of the word, charade, regarding a policy in science was needlessly inflammatory."
"So we don't have to have absolute certainty. We can't have absolute certainty."