05/22/2019
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"I will tell you as I stand on the many veterans that I represent, this has got to be right. The veterans deserve it and I will make it my duty to make it right."
"Timely access to care remains a significant challenge. The VA's most recent wait time numbers indicate nearly half a million veterans still cannot access health care within 30 days."
"They are often forgotten in this building, as in this town, but our National Guard and Reserves have come to be, in effect, as important as our full-time active duty service men and women."
"I join the Chairman in thanking you for your willingness to serve in this very, very important position."