"It's not clear we should be providing them such a large financial windfall."
"I expect borrowing to rise, tuitions to grow, and a huge expansion of low-quality programs that are going to hurt overall education outcomes."
"It's not clear that this massive amount of spending can be justified on economic or financial grounds."
"My legislation would depoliticize VHA by extending the term of the VA's Undersecretary for Health to 5 years."
"VA has a tremendous amount of responsibility. VA's chief responsibility, of course, is to deliver on its sacred mission of caring for and honoring our Nation's veterans."
"It is our committee's responsibility to hold VA accountable for such failures."
"Strong, stable leadership is the foundation upon which accountability is built."
"My colleagues and I hear all the time from frontline employees about challenges they face with understaffing which can contribute to lapses in patient safety and drive-up employee burnout."
"this week, I am introducing the VHA Leadership Transformation Act, a bill I believe will help address some of the leadership and governance challenges"
"The opportunity in front of us with the bipartisan Innovation Act is really about bringing real strong manufacturing jobs back to America."
"I appreciate what you are doing and again let us work together as we have in the past to make sure working men and women have a future, and an opportunity to provide for their families."