Johnny Isakson

It seems like being in terms of suicide, it is a golden minute.

There are approximately 22 suicides a day, 8,000 a year in our Veterans Administration for veterans of the United States.

It is a remarkable place.

Well, the reason we are conducting this hearing today is to get the word out far and wide that we are very concerned about the timeliness of service to our veterans pursuing mental health and want to make sure they get the most timely…

I found that to be one of the most disturbing parts of the report, because the last thing we need to do in the VA health services is continue or do anything that perpetuates the memory of what happened in Phoenix in terms of the…

We are going to have a hearing in December on transition from DOD health care to veterans health care, to focus on that problem.

But, by golly, we should not tolerate it. We should give every effort the United States can do to destroy it in the most robust fashion possible.

If we do not, we are a paper tiger and there will never be any good diplomacy. Period.

I think it helps with diplomacy in Syria if you separate that action away from the Syrian people and Assad and target it strictly on the enemy which is ISIL which is Syria's enemy, as well as our enemy.

I think we have made a mistake--we, Republicans and Democrats, the administration, and Congress--by backing away from doing a military lesson in Syria in 2013.

Diplomacy only works when there is a threat of force otherwise.

I support Connie Patrick. She shoots straight, and we are so proud of her in Georgia.

I like you do not like taking taxpayers' money and saying it is going to cost one thing and then having a much higher bill at the end of it.

I hope as we make the decision, we will be unified in our support and the result will be a facility that all of us can be proud of.

It is time we had a plan to see that that revenue went to the benefit of our veterans.

I think Senator Feinstein has done a good job of raising to the attention of the Senate this piece of legislation.

We really do not know how they have been handled, to tell you the truth.

This bill returns this property to its veterans and Congress should work quickly to pass it into law.

I want to underscore what Senator Tester has said. There are far too many vacancies, far too many acting directors, and far too many people who do not have permanent responsibility at the VA.

Thank you for being here today, and we will recognize the second panel to come forward at this time.

I happen to associate myself with the comments that each and every one of you made.

Our intent is to make the entire property veteran-focused that puts the veteran first.

Thank you very much.

We strongly urge you and your colleagues to overturn the regime recently manufactured by the National Labor Relations Board.

Stealing the American Dream of business ownership is exactly an appropriate title.