"I am also glad to see the Subcommittee consider the Veterans Access to Child Care Act, which I introduced with my colleague, Congressman Higgins."
"I hope that VA can provide a better estimate of the necessary resources for his program and some better data on whether lack of child care is creating a barrier for woman veterans to access care at VA..."
"Thank you, Chairman Wenstrup. Thank you for your leadership in passing your legislation and our bipartisan legislation to improve the VA's ability to hire and retain health care providers at the VA."
"I think the underlying issue in all of this, to me, is our IT systems."
"It just is mind-boggling that we are still, you know, in sort of this bureaucratic maze."
"This is not just about better access, but it is truly a clarion call for equitable access for all of our veterans."
"My bill has been endorsed by several VSO's and the Commission on Care has identified this as an area that needs to be addressed by the VA."
"I think is a moral imperative and unquestionably an equity issue."
"I do not think you are going to get to the cultural shifts and changes that need to really permeate deep into the organization."
"It seems like that is the emphasis and rather than, you know, on the principle and the accountability."
"I think we all can agree and we all do agree that the VA needs a cultural shift and a cultural change."