Johnny Isakson: “To start with, nearly 700,000 veterans and their families do not yet have an answer to their requests for benefits.”

I am not saying it to be ugly. Facts are facts, and I am scared that a Freudian slip--which I am sure that probably was or something like that--might be something that causes us to get lost again. No. 1, I want to point out that in your…

Success now and in the future will require close collaboration between the VA and Congress, a focus on engagement as well as accountability.

I don't want to cut anybody out, but I want to make that point. I yield to Senator Shelby. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Crapo). The Senator from Alabama.

Your service when working with you has been a privilege. You have done a phenomenal job as Chairman in the House.