Frank Mrvan: “I want to add that my wife is a registered dietician and about 20 years ago she worked for the Indiana Department of…”

I appreciate the testimony and the answers from our witnesses today. I would like to re-emphasize my support for all that the administration and VA are doing to ensure that we make Buy America a priority.

I hope that Congress can put more of an emphasis on funding these requirements.

I also want to commend the work of the subcommittee on whistleblower issues over the last two Congresses under the leadership of my colleague Representative Pappas.

Whistleblowers are unsung heroes of our government that expose corruption, abuse, fraud, and waste.