"I think those are the unsung heroes."
"I hope you will continue to do that because it is such a meaningful benefit and it is so meaningful to the families."
"The workforce problems, as you can imagine, were front and center."
"First, I want to thank the Chairman and the Ranking Member and the Committee staff for facilitating an authorized field hearing that we had in Maine last Friday on--it was fabulous--on long-term care."
"I would urge you to take a serious look at that. And we have had testimony at this Committee that this is one of the suicide factors."
"Eisenhower retook Europe in 11 months."
"We had really good witnesses. We had veterans, we had officials from the VA, and it was very illuminating and educational."
"Well, my experience has been that the Vet Centers in Maine are a high return, low cost service very cost-effective way of serving the needs, meeting the needs of veterans."
"Let's get on with it."
"There's a gap."
"We need a sustainable system of care. And if we want that sustainable system of care, we have to fund it. Our veterans deserve it."