Because we know what happens when they don't. They die.

the MyVA, it is a wonderful concept. When Secretary McDonald, he brought us a pin that said MyVA, and Under Secretary Sloan Gibson. They wear their pins, but we are finding that is all it is. It is just a pin. There is no substance to it.

the problems that we are hearing today, unfortunately, are across the Nation. Every veteran seems to have a story, and it is not a good one.

Veterans have the right to expect that the VA will carefully consider all the evidence.

As a physician I also know that there are times when there is absolutely no room for error.

I appreciate that the VA has made some progress since the 2009 hearing on this issue, but the IG reports prove that the veterans' paperwork is still ending up in the shred bin when it should not.

We've got to quit putting Band-Aids on this. We've got to go to the root cause.

The right thing to do is clear, and I hope to have my colleagues' support on this matter.

I strongly oppose it. This legislation is trying to address a health issue by offering cash instead of needed timely treatment.

My legislation, the Final Farewell Act, will make it easier for families with religious and cultural traditions to bury their loved ones at a time that works for the family.

I think I could argue that with the billions of dollars, the increased energy costs, states doing a great job themselves, that the consumer is not going to be able to afford to go to the parks if this goes into law.

I am fearful that the EPA, as a bureaucracy, wants to literally drive the car, but doesn't know how to start the car.

I will echo, certainly, the bipartisan support you have seen here, that our farmers, ranchers, foresters, aquaculture farmers, they are their own best stewards of their property.

It is a structural problem, but not with the USDA, it is a structural problem with our economy, just not providing jobs for these poor folks that are trying to make ends meet.

wouldn't it be a more powerful rebuke to ISIS and other terrorists groups if the President worked to actually enact policies that would make America more energy-independent

if we go all in with President Obama's full compliance is that it could cost up to five trillion dollars per year, which is over nine percent of our GDP.

If you repeal the RFS, you're taking away a value-added agriculture market for the agricultural community.

Repealing the RFS would create more economic pain in the heartland, and that is not something that we want to see.

A farmer will be the first to tell you that there is a strong interest on the farm in preserving and protecting natural resources, including soil and water.

The value proposition of the data collected on a farm is an interesting one. Are farmers getting paid for their data now?

the nature of multinational food companies that oppose sugar policy claim to be free traders, and yet you are absolutely right that when they oppose U.S. sugar policy, or they call for unilateral disarmament of U.S. sugar policy, what they…

I personally think it's achievable that we meet the President's goal of getting humans in the Mars vicinity in the 2030s.

the good people of rural America, without them, the good people of urban America would be cold, tired, and hungry every day of their life.

I appreciate that. We have some issues down in the southern part of my district. Their perception is that they are getting stonewalled, and I would just like to give them a good, logical explanation to open up the discussion.

Chairman Shaw, would you agree that with this BSER methodology, that this is an overreach of the federal government?