However, despite the development of this transformation process, the backlog continues to grow, and the rate of accuracy and processing time has, at best, remained stagnant.

I know that I, and my fellow Committee Members, have many questions as to when this system will be ready for national rollout.

It is time for VA to uphold its responsibility, to our veterans and to the American people, to break this cycle of un-productivity and deliver the benefits that the agency was created to provide.

Unfortunately, as is often the case when dealing with VA, they have waited until the eleventh hour to address this contract expiration.

Although I applaud VA for taking the initiative to transform the claims process, we must ensure that these transformation efforts continue to progress in the right direction.

Through their service and sacrifice on behalf of our Nation, veterans have ensured that our American way of life can continue long into the future.

This access to promised benefits have been made ever more difficult in recent years in my opinion as VA continues to struggle with backlogs and unacceptable delays in getting our Nation's veterans the benefits that they need and have…

Madam Speaker, on Thursday, June 8th, 2012, I missed rollcall votes 371 378 for unavoidable reasons. Specifically, I was in Palm Harbor, Florida, in my congressional district, to attend my son's high school graduation. Had I been present…

This resolution encourages the International Olympic Committee to hold a minute of silence during the upcoming London Olympics.

I am concerned by efforts to prevent a prominent political opponent from running in the parliamentary election.

I call on the Turkish Government to reopen Halki without any further delay.