Mark Kirk

I'm just worried we'll return to the old Carter days of the entire Army squinting and shivering in buildings that are dim and are hot in the summer.

Only in the Government could a base closing exercise end up overrunning its budget.

My hope is that you guys could come forward with us for making permanent the THAAD deployment there.

I want to make sure that it is typhoon hardened as well and we don't lose an asset like the B-2.

I am hoping for all of you, on the implementation of the sequester, that we move away from what I would call the insidious implementation of the sequester, meant to harm the Nation to make a political point, to blame the Congress, on the…

That sounds like an awesome idea. We get both secretaries in here to explain why we haven't combined the two systems.

I think at some date prior to the big markup of this subcommittee, that we should pick either VistA or AHLTA as the backbone, so just VA or DOD wins and so the taxpayer only pays for one software management system.

My priority and the priority of this subcommittee is not only to give our veterans the very best care this Nation can provide, but also to analyze this budget to ensure we are spending our taxpayers' dollars wisely, without excess or…

Our men and women in uniform need to trust their health record will follow them seamlessly.

I want to thank you. And I've thanked you over and over again for shepherding the Stryker vehicle through the U.S. Army.

I am going to interrupt you one second. Usually, my questions kind of tend to the State of Illinois.

The VA under the leadership of Secretary Shinseki is doing a great job taking care of our Nation's veterans.

My hope is that someday we would go with, for lack of a better term, we would have an android-kind of culture.

I don't understand why the taxpayer has to pay for two totally separate systems.

I understand that in Chicago, it is at 431 days, and we would want to shorten it, as you have laid out.

I'm mad at you for announcing your retirement. You have been an honorary member of my medical recovery team.

I want you to know, we intend to follow regular order.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to be back here today as ranking member of this subcommittee.

Our vision is to have someone join the Navy and then retire, and the record all passes straight into the VA.

I believe opposition to discrimination is a time-honored American tradition.

Nothing creates dignity more than a job, and this legislation will ensure that all Americans can realize their right to economic independence.

I strongly support the deployment of fixed and mobile broadband to increase economic development, productivity and America's global competitiveness.

Well, I think we definitely had a cultural problem in region 9. Probably tied to a leadership problem.

Camp Lemonnier is vital to our national security and is used by four different commands, and as such may deserve special consideration.

We know the Visa Waiver Program works.