Charles Boustany: “In recent years this Subcommittee has examined fraud, waste, and abuse in the execution of existing programs, such as…”

I believe it is of vital importance to seek solutions to the problem of delayed payments for veterans' medical care.

The trend lines in all these areas are very disturbing, in my mind, as a physician who has been around health care for quite a long time.

I have no other Members wishing to speak on the bill, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman. The American people want transparency. I don't understand why our friends on the other side of the aisle would be opposed to transparency. All we are asking is that these agencies be truthful and very clear with the…