"The most important thing you have done to date helps, which is making us competitive."
"This is a really heartbreaking case."
"If we go back to fiscal year 2022, that would be about a $565 million cut on the major construction account in fiscal year 2024."
"I pray to God the next time I appear before you that we have reduced this number, because if we don't, we won't meet our hiring targets."
"Inasmuch as suicide prevention is our number-one clinical priority, yes, I consider it a priority."
"We just need to get better at hiring than we are. Period."
"We think there would be a real impact on both."
"It's our responsibility to serve veterans as well as they have served us no matter who they are, where they are from, or the status of their citizenship."
"We are still not competitive with docs. We're still not competitive with medical center CEOs."
"This Budget will ensure VA is moving swiftly and smartly into the future as we serve our two core requirements: timely access to world-class care, and timely access to earned benefits."
"President Biden describes our country's most sacred obligation as preparing and equipping the troops we send into harm's way and then caring for them and their families when they return."