Stop wasting time.

While she cautioned Members to tread carefully through this path, we are here again reviewing these bonuses and their appropriateness, given the new reports of alleged malfeasance at the Department's Office of Information and Technology…

We appreciate your being here today.

The opening of the full-service Medical Center for veterans in Orlando is a huge and important step in fully meeting the promises that the Federal Government made to our men and women in uniform.

With the thousands of soldiers who are returning from the frontlines who survive wounds that previously, in previous wars, would have killed them, it is Congress' obligation to care for these injured men and women.

It is a win for the veterans who are in the area, and it certainly is a win for the VA.

That is exactly the kind of information that policymakers like the Members of the Committee need to know.

We have fought hard in Congress to ensure the Federal Government meets its obligation to those who serve their country.

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of the early wars are treated and appreciated by their country.

A public-private partnership truly is a great idea. It takes a lot of work.

We cannot forget the sacrifices made by our veterans.