07/21/2009
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"It is my firm belief that only someone with qualifications such as those possessed by Dr. Petzel could meet the challenges facing the next VA Under Secretary for Health."
"I hope you find me worthy."
"This position is an important one to this Committee because it is a key office for promoting transparency and collaboration between VA and Congress."
"Highly publicized failures of VA to deliver quality health care, and a lack of accountability at high levels for those failures, have impacted veterans' confidence in the system."