"I do think that it is important that we acknowledge the progress that we have made."
"I will say, though, that I, back in November, I visited the Los Angeles Regional Office and met with VBA employees there."
"I also want to thank you for your work to improve our Nation's infrastructure, to improve transportation safety, and to address the climate crisis."
"if you have seen one VA, you have seen one VA. Each medical center has a lot of autonomy."
"This legislation will increase the mileage reimbursement rate for VA's Beneficiary Travel Program."
"We thank Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) for introducing this legislation."
"Thank you, Madam Chair."
"This is an opportune time to reflect on how the pandemic affected the healthcare workforce in this country."
"I just last wanted to address The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act, the nurses and the Physician Assistants (PAs)."
"I guess my question to you is, and this lies some of my frustration, is that the net net increase in hiring--and I presume it is not--but you let me--tell me one way or the other, is it net net?"
"It is frustrating that the VA has not made more progress addressing these challenges, most of which long predate the COVID-19 pandemic."