I want to thank Secretary McDonald and Dr. Shulkin--who must have paid off most of our witnesses.

Modernizing VA's archaic appeals process is of the utmost priority.

we have got to get everybody that has got an interest in getting this done getting their heads together

we have to make sure the people who have already been left behind in the appeals process get an answer to the question they ask, which is the same one you do: when?

We have never had a situation where the VSOs were not ready to come forward with constructive suggestions, and we appreciate your input very much.

on Christmas Eve 2009 on the floor of the Senate, I and the other 99 Members of the Senate voted on what is known as the Affordable Care Act, which later became known as ObamaCare. It has been 7 years since that debate, and a lot has…

Well, it is ironic that you have ended up with a program that is based in doing it in a group rather than doing it individually, but it must be easier for the veterans to talk early on in a group than it would be if there were just one…

many people find telling an iPad or a computer about their symptoms far less intimidating than they do telling a person.

The military learned with the Warrior Transition Units from Afghanistan and Iraq that a lot of times soldiers will not tell you they are having bad dreams, they will not tell you they are having flashbacks, they will not tell you they are…

There ought to be a complete attitude of zero tolerance for certain things, and sexual abuse or sexual predators is one of them.

What is so ironic about your best practice is it is exactly the opposite of what Mr. Bryant is doing.

We have got to pass Veterans First. You have got to be able to fire employees and make it stick.