"I gracefully thank Chairman Bishop and Congressman Chaffetz for all of the hard work you guys have invested."
"Do we really want to set Native American conversations with Congress and agencies back another 100 years? My sincere and heartfelt request is no."
"Prepared statement of Raul Ruiz"
"I want to thank our colleague, Rep. Noem, for shining a light on the concerns at IHS, and bringing this legislation forward."
"It strikes me as hypocritical to complain about the level of service that is provided, and then turn around and consistently under-fund the very agency responsible for providing it."
"There are actual lives in the balance, and they deserve better; we can do better as a community and as a country."
"I appreciate your willingness to work with me on this issue."
"H.R. 4150, the VA Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act, will provide emergency department staff employed by the VA the same flexibility offered to physicians in the private sector."
"Absolutely. I will be quick. Congressman Newhouse, your bill, my understanding is that all emergency departments are, need to function under EMTALA."
"VVA supports enactment of this common-sense legislation."
"Flexibility in managing this segment of the medical workforce has been a top priority for the Secretary."
"We were the ones that discovered that aspirin was important for heart disease, first liver transplant, first implantable pacemaker."