Mark Takano actually said...

"Would you agree that Congress has given the department a range of tools, a lot of tools, a lot of authorities to be able to recruit and retain employees?"

"We do have a need to increase the specialty physicians. We need to really get serious about that."

"The degree of closures of critical access hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure in rural areas is highly concerning."

"Veterans cannot always rely on the community to be there but they should be able to rely on VA."