"I want to associate myself with all the remarks made by Senator Tester."
"Is it not true that every time we have ever had anything like Choice, which was, of course, a huge challenge that we all met, that we used it as a force multiplier for benefits to the veterans, not a ..."
"The success of the failure of the accountability program lies squarely on your shoulders."
"The most important thing we can hear in this Committee is that we improve our appeals process and get that problem straightened out."
"Well, thank you very much, Ms. Mason, and thank you very much on your openness on the suicide experience with your father and your brother."
"I hope you are able to make that happen, because it would be an important function for them to do."
"I definitely think we ought to listen to the VSOs. I hope they will listen closely to all of us, too."
"If Jon does his job and I do mine, and we have a majority of the Committee present for a quorum on the floor of the Senate tomorrow, on the first vote, then we will hold your markup tomorrow."
"Probably one of the greatest innovations over the last 10 years, in terms of services for our veterans, because of the nature of service today and the type of warfare that they are more often engaged ..."
"It is important that we listen to them but it is also important for them to listen to us."
"If we can do that together, elected officials, senior appointed members of the VA, and rank and file employees, then we will change the culture of the Veterans Administration, in my judgment, all for ..."