Tim Huelskamp

Thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans are waiting for care and your report says, well, we do not count them because they died before we got their records.

When the data is unclear, there is a lack of integrity, how are we supposed to make a decision?

How do we restore the trust that we can actually believe the data you are presenting to the committee?

How do we restore that trust if we don't know the extent of the problem?

I don't trust the data. You apparently don't trust your own data unless it serves the purpose.

What you are being told by the VA is whitewashing the situation.

I believe we need to lift the restrictions to allow you to actually continue to do your business and actually create some more American jobs.

Until the veterans waiting list is shorter than the deferred bonus list, probably no reason to move forward on the bonuses.

Competition usually provision improvement, and if we develop some avenue that provides broader choice for vets on where they receive care...

What you're hearing tonight is Members of Congress are doing what they should do; they're channelling the American public.

I will not sit back and allow you or anyone else to let this system disintegrate because we're unwilling to answer some of these questions.

I will not allow people to paint this system with a generalized brush because I know the high quality of care.

Who is refusing to provide information to this committee and to the American public about this issue?

I think our veterans deserve to know where there was a delay in care that led to the death of a veteran.

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I will say the testimony we heard in this subcommittee about how vulnerable the system was and is has probably been the most shocking I have heard on this committee in over three years.

I think that is very critical. I appreciate your efforts on that, and my office is more than willing to--if you hear of examples and cases that perhaps the VA has not acted on quickly enough, let us know.

The bill simply requires that upon receiving a contract with the VA the VA must obtain a certification that the business concerns will comply with the requirements already written into the law.

I am worried about small business men and women actually trying to make their payroll.

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