"H.R. 2846 would allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit the usage of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities by Members of Congress to meet with veterans and provide constituent services."
"It is past time that Congress address this issue that it created in 1992 and fix the outdated law."
"The health of our veterans is one of my highest priorities."
"I believe this is the perfect illustration of precisely why Congress needs to assert its authority."
"That's why I still do, and always will, get my healthcare from the Department of Veterans Affairs."
"These offices make a difference and, as I said as I opened, I know that is what each and every member of this Committee wants to do."
"I am bringing you something that has been absolutely proven to help through trial."
"Has there been one veteran that has been hurt by the presence of these offices inside VA hospitals?"
"I know that you each want each servicemember to be treated with an unparalleled level of dignity and that that is what you fight for."
"It has simply been more convenient for hundreds of veterans to meet there with their Members of Congress."
"My staff and I have held more than 500 meetings with veterans in this office since it opened."