05/20/2010
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"I join the Chairman in thanking you for your willingness to serve in this very, very important position."
"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."
"Your success will be so important to our country, not your personal success, but your success in improving the quality and access and availability of health care to our veterans."
"Thanks, Mr. Chairman. Let me begin by thanking both the nominees here today for their willingness to serve and thank you to Senator Casey for being here, a staunch and very vigorous advocate of our ve..."