Joe Donnelly

We want to try to make sure that when we tell our young men and women... that they can expect to be safe.

It is an extraordinarily dangerous situation when these parts are used in equipment that protects our soldiers.

I think it was important for you to let everyone know that there can be no nuclear Iran, that there are lines that cannot be crossed, and we will stand up and defend our friends and the entire world in that area.

I think that creates some time and space for the political system to mature a bit.

I would ask you... to please keep a focus like a laser on how can we end this scourge.

We have to look to ways to fund our military better, to lessen the pain of sequestration.

I met on Saturday with King Abdullah from Jordan, and I will be visiting him next week and his leaders as well.

These are our neighbors. These are our friends.

I have introduced the Jacob Saxton Military Suicide Prevention Act, and it seeks to improve identification of servicemembers at risk.

Thank you for your service to the country, and to the families, thank you for coming up here today.

The personnel costs are quickly escalating to the point where they are not sustainable.

We lost more servicemembers to suicide last year than we did in combat.

The challenges that we face with sequestration are great.

We owe a debt of gratitude to these patriots for their work on behalf of the United States and for sacrificing their lives in the service of our country.

How critical a focus is that going to be for you as you move into this position?

Yes, sir. I think that report--which is a lengthy report--contains a lot of statistics and a lot of information that could help identify, coach, and counsel, which of those investigative techniques may be the best.

Who would ever report that that happened to them if they knew that kind of treatment awaited them by making that report and trying to protect their dignity?

How quickly will you become a part of that, and taking a look at that and making that determination?

Any efforts and emphasis you can put on this, I think, is critical to our national security.

In your report you recommended VA ensure that all firms within VetBiz have undergone its new more thorough verification process.

the VA ought to do is be an advocate to help them get through the maze, that they served us, they served our country, and we should be there for them in this process

I would like to request your response to the enclosed questions for the record I am submitting in reference to our House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity…

Sincerely, Joe Donnelly

One of the key things obviously is we have Vets from all of our conflicts who need jobs, who want to be employed.

I appreciate your testimony and with that, you are excused.