"I want to thank you all for being here. You have given so much. And I thank you, I know the committee thanks you, and I know our country thanks you."
"The VA needs to learn best practices and have programs available that include families everywhere."
"One veteran described how he was referred to get a biopsy done on his thyroid to determine whether or not he had cancer only to be told he couldn't be seen for 2 months."
"55 days for that type of procedure is unacceptable, you would agree?"
"myself and Representative Mike Coffman have a lot of these same concerns."
"The data included in the VA's bi-monthly access data update makes me worry that this problem might be getting worse before it gets better, especially in Colorado."
"The Federal Government should always be reviewing its regulatory and permitting processes in such a way that it is constantly moving toward a more effective and efficient permitting process."
"We therefore support any action on behalf of this body and Congressman Cramer to streamline regulatory processes to assist our industry in more effectively building the infrastructure that delivers th..."
"I'd like to thank our witnesses for being with us today."
"With that, I would like to thank the witnesses again, and I yield back my time."
"This is unprecedented to have a release like this before there is even a peace agreement."