Thank you, Chair Sanders.

I get to introduce you.

I think this Administration has made the decision that they are not going to.

we must strike the right balance for America, from the earliest ages of developing new products through deployment of an AI system or solution solving complex problems.

we must strike the right balance for America, from the earliest ages of developing new products through deployment of an AI system or solution solving complex problems.

we must strike the right balance for America, from the earliest ages of developing new products through deployment of an AI system or solution solving complex problems.

To me, the ultimate part of what drew me to the VA and is different from where I was in academic medicine, is that I ultimately view the productivity of our researchers as making their way back to the veterans.

I'm going to put it plugin, Mr. Chair. We've been working on something called a VetPAC idea...

To me, the ultimate part of what drew me to the VA and is different from where I was in academic medicine, is that I ultimately view the productivity of our researchers as making their way back to the veterans.

I'm going to put it plugin, Mr. Chair. We've been working on something called a VetPAC idea...

We've been working on something called a VetPAC idea, modeled after MedPAC and MACPAC from Medicaid and Medicare analysis to give us a tool by which to evaluate these programs.

How much of the funding that you put out there is for basic research versus clinical research?

So, to me, the ultimate part of what drew me to the VA and is different from where I was in academic medicine, is that I ultimately view the productivity of our researchers as making their way back to the veterans.

only in the United States of America can the son of a Shreveport firefighter, the first college graduate in his family--only in our country can a person like this win a seat in Congress and just a few years later be elected the 56th…

4 weeks seems plenty enough time to investigate.

It suggests to me that your priorities again lack alacrity, urgency, a reason to get on top of it right away.

a large number of fired employees have been reinstated with back pay, including some fired for, quote, 'grievous misconduct.'

a large number of fired employees have been reinstated with back pay, including some fired for, quote, 'grievous misconduct.'

this bipartisan bill... helped improve both employee satisfaction and trust of veterans in the VA.

4 weeks seems plenty enough time to investigate.

real change requires real accountability.

So again, tell us and the Committee of Oversight why we should have confidence in your processes.

So again, tell us and the Committee of Oversight why we should have confidence in your processes.

There was insufficient information for us to really move forward.

It suggests to me that your priorities again lack alacrity, urgency, a reason to get on top of it right away.