"Think of yourself as the customer is a good way to approach something like this."
"My vision is, frankly, someone meeting the veteran at the airport saying, 'Welcome home. Here are some resources.'"
"If you do not have a destination, you will never get there."
"Ultimately it has got to work. And if it does not work, the people who we are contracting with should not get paid."
"It seems to me even though we have made great progress we are still not there."
"What I would like to get from you are some thoughts about how we can make this a warmer handoff, if you will."
"Yes, handing a veteran a 300-page form is not the answer."
"I think it's important, as I listen to the discussion here today, no one, not a single witness and no one at this dais has talked about lowering environmental standards."
"What about shortening the time period for litigation from years to months?"
"I think one of the things that is important to realize here is that we are all talking about projects that get delayed or take a long time, and it's a lengthy and cumbersome process."
"You cannot love EVs and hate lithium mines. This is a national security issue as well as an environmental issue."