Oh, could you please--let us go forward with more questions, but please limit your responses a little quicker please if you could.

It is my honor today to recognize the Asian Pacific Development Center, a community-based nonprofit organization, which has been serving the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the State of Colorado for over 35 years. Their…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on roll call No. 62, and ``Yea'' on roll call No. 63. ____________________

Today, I rise to recognize the service of an extraordinary retired high school world history teacher, Mr. John Yee, whom I had 44 years ago when I was a student at Central High School in Aurora, Colorado. Mr. John Yee was a teacher who…

Thank you, Ranking Member Kuster.

Please provide written responses to the attached questions for the record regarding the oversight hearing of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations entitled, 'VA Procurement: Identifying Obstacles…

Let me just say, I think Mr. O'Rourke well articulated the need to have metrics instead of these aspirational goals.

Mr. Giddens, Congress has given the VA numerous special procurement authorities over the years, none of which seem to make the situation any better. Why isn't maintaining these regulations more of a priority?

We know that we share the same desire to ensure that our veterans' health care providers have access to the proper implements and equipment.

Thank you for your time and attention.

We are concerned that implementation of the Next Generation Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (NG-MSPV) program, as it is currently conceived, will result in drastic reductions in medical and surgical product availability within the Veterans…

So if Donald Trump is the president, I'll stand up to him.

We have extremely high standards today. I think, in my having served in the United States Army when there was a draft, that having conscription--having people being forced to serve--compromises the extraordinary, I think, capability of our…

I'd like to offer a statement in support of my amendment to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017, as reported by the House Appropriations Committee. I commend my colleague, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen…

It's indefensible, but I would like to say that not all of--there are multiple parties involved.

I love it when the VA always has somebody who's brand-new and who, you know, kind of washes their hands of the problem, but 3 years? I mean, that is unbelievable.

$44,000. And so are you going to try and get that money back? That's the question.

Are you disputing the factual nature of the OIG report in terms of the overpayment?

Chairman Coffman, Ranking Member Kuster, and Members of the Subcommittee, this concludes my prepared statement.

Well, since we didn't get back--since we didn't attempt to get back any of the bonus money that was given during the appointment-wait-time scandal, I'm not all that surprised.

I was just concerned that these rules are there for a purpose, and part of it is transparency, to make sure that there are no problems.

There is a difference between believing and knowing.

This is to all of you. Chairman Miller wrote a letter to Under Secretary Shulkin last month regarding a VA police report...

Good morning. This hearing will come to order.

Having led the effort in the Congress to strip the VA of its construction management authority to ever build another hospital again and focus on really what your core competencies are, which is providing health care to our veterans and…