"So the VA funding is, of course, of immediate interest to us but also the NIH funding."
"Let me associate myself with those remarks because it doesn't make sense. And it really was--it appeared to be a very heavy-handed unilateral rules-making exercise that took no input from the VSS and ..."
"Thank you to the Ranking Member, Representative Julia Brownley. Thank you for requesting this hearing in the first place."
"I wouldn't wait to come back. If you would share that report when you get it, I know we would all be interested in it."
"The subject of today's meeting is an assessment of the potential health effects of burn pit exposure among veterans."
"H.R. 4323, the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, was introduced by Representative Neal Dunn of Florida."
"I share your optimism, and I thank you for the gratuitous plug for the Mission Act, the VA bill that we're carrying across the finish line right now."
"If we could treat it perfectly, we still aren't allowed to diagnose our active-duty troops lest we ruin their careers."
"H.R. 3832, sponsored by Dr. Dunn, would help prevent opioid abuse among veterans."
"I can guarantee everyone sitting on this dais today has veterans back home suffering for the same reason..."
"Mr. Chairman, at the end of the day, veterans should receive the best available and timely care they can get."
"I am willing to work with you and your committee in any way to better this legislation so that we can empower injured and amputee veterans when they are making their healthcare choices."