I would say this is a chance for us to have a hepatitis C free veteran population.

But, David, my staff has been trying for weeks to find out who was the person responsible for the Veterans Crisis Line.

I learned from you earlier that VistA--VA is upgrading the VistA system but will eventually replace it with a commercial product.

Thank you. I want to go with a full blown Apple app and make sure all these 19 year olds when they come out, they just hit the application and can see a full blown record and can contact VA if they see errors.

I have been holding back as prerogative as chairman to tell you what my IT program would be to make sure that we would require all narratives in the Microsoft world and all documents in .jpg to make sure there was complete usability for…

Two times, Hines turned Tom away because he was 'not suicidal.'

Let me tell you what this means in real life.

The rock candy mountain here is to make sure the system is covering so many patients that the industry follows.

If the Choice Act gave you the authority using the Secretary's authority to fire employees, could you consider getting rid of Ira Katz when Senators Akaka and Murray have already called for him to resign?

Most people would think that a medical record includes x-rays that they had taken when they were in the service.

any veteran suicide is unacceptable.

making sure that we could withstand or repel a missile attack by Iran against the United States.

Let me ask the first question here. Over the weekend I met with the family of Illinois Army Specialist, Tom Young, who has served two tours in Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division.

We need to talk about the VA's culture of corruption with results and talk about performance.

The answer to every VA problem is not 'give us more money, give us more flexibility.'

Congress can only put veterans first by caring for those who serve veterans.

Is there a way that we can make sure that with psychotropic drugs that we are doing less and less and less of that just to get the patient out of the door?

Who is responsible for the Veterans Crisis Line under you? I would just like a name.

I think most members of this committee would say that is not interoperable.

So you had two United States Senators at the time of the congressional majority calling for his resignation, and he is still on the job.

I have pledged that VA will ensure that the funds Congress appropriates to VA will be used to improve both the quality of life for veterans and the efficiency of our operations.

The answer to every VA problem is not just more money and not just give us flexibility.

For a veteran to admit that there is a big enough problem that he is contemplating a suicide, that is a huge decision.

We should also use the combined size of the DOD and VA in the marketplace to establish a worldwide standard for health medical records.

When you cite that section of the law, it does use the word 'interoperable.' I want to make sure we are not in a situation where it depends on what the definition of 'is' is. We have to get away from that kind of thinking.