Tim Huelskamp

You are saying too bad, you still have to drive six hours for care.

You promised again and again to have a full-time doctor there, promised and never delivered.

Well, if you are still waiting for care, I would say, Mr. Gibson, it is still a disaster for that veteran.

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.

I appreciate the time from my colleague from Utah, and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I was at the Kansas State Fair this past weekend, and the number one issue at the fair was this particular rule coming out of the EPA. I…

I thank the chairman for his work on this bill. As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, I want to take a moment to share a little about what this bill means for my Kansas veterans. Since coming to Congress, I have heard dozens of…

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?

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

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

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...

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

I will not allow people to paint this system with a generalized brush because I know the high quality of 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 am glad to join my colleague from Pennsylvania in cosponsoring this important amendment. But I must admit, it is regrettable--actually, no. It is actually shameful we actually have to be here today discussing this topic. As a member of…

Over the past 3 years, I have conducted over 220 townhall meetings in my district. When we discuss Federal spending, my constituents do not want to hear about debt-to-GDP ratios or CBO scoring rules when it comes to the budget. What they…

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.