It has been almost 12 months since we reached a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada promptly ratified the agreement, but the House majority party refuses to let us vote on it. While it is a multinational…

It is no longer possible to talk about VistA without discussing Cerner and vice versa.

Is there ever going to be a business case demonstrating savings even over the very long term or is that just unrealistic?

Thank you, Madam Chair.

All right. Dr. O'Toole, really quick, what is VHA's expectation for the Cerner data from the early sites coming back into VistA at the later sites?

What is the deadline to determine which VistA modules get replaced by which Cerner's software package or other companies' software, and which VistA modules have you yet to determine a plan for?

Do you stand by the VistA cost information that VA gave to GAO?

Okay. How many of the VistA-to-Cerner interfaces have been completed now and when is the deadline to complete all of them?

This is a historic day. We have finally found a tax that Members and my friends on both sides of the aisle agree needs to be cut. I am proud to be a cosponsor of today's legislation, and I am excited that many of my colleagues on the other…

We want to make sure that the VA is armed and ready to promote good behavior, but also to make sure that bad behavior is appropriately punished.

H.R. 561 would ensure that veteran owned small businesses and service disabled veteran owned small businesses actually receive the VA contracts set aside for them by the VA Vets First program.

These improper pass throughs have long been prohibited by law, but they occur throughout the Federal government, and especially in recent years seem to plague the VA.