"I am proud of the work being done within this Committee and throughout this congress to preserve and enhance the VA health care."
"I am excited to discuss the legislation on today's agenda."
"Unfortunately, these fires are the new normal for California."
"I just can't tell you, on behalf of all the residents of my community, they are so very, very grateful."
"I think we need to be clear that this is going to be an ongoing program for our veterans who cannot have children because of their service to our country."
"I would urge you to ensure that the lessons learned from the Phoenix crisis, and any relevant subsequent events, are applied in VISNs 1, 5, and 22."
"Do you have any concerns--anybody can speak to it, but do people have concerns about that?"
"I think you said it was a 5 percent increase, but you also said that the increase of women veterans has doubled."
"I concur with my colleague Mr. Takano on, you know, the issues that he was raising about so many unfilled positions across the VA."
"We have to get back down to some of the foundational issues which is filling these positions and having, you know, sort of state-of-the-art IT systems across the VA."
"I am talking about the issues that need to be addressed, that that is going to cost some money, whether it is IT, whether it is additional training--"