02/25/2013
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"Yes. VA and DoD are on target to meet the September 30, 2009, 'full interoperability' target mandated by the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1635."
"I think we need to be real careful here, but I also think we need to use this as an incentive with the leadership to remind them, relative to these most important Americans, the men and women who put ..."
"And I hope that you will remember always the importance of this legislative prerogative. And it is not just a prerogative. It is a requirement."
"So you make a great point, but just because the Congress has not done its job funding programs in a timely manner doesn't mean you have to go and change the constitutional process of annual oversight ..."