The morale of the 280,000 or so of your employees, and the morale of veterans, many who think VA means 'veterans' adversary' rather than 'veterans' advocate,' and have had too many problems with the bureaucracy, is essential.

We have absolute confidence that you are going to be able to do this. But it is a culture that has to be changed.

One of the priorities that I hope we will succeed in the Subcommittee's work this term in addressing is to provide the presumptive service connection for PTSD.

The bureaucratic dynamic takes over. Someone is going to get promoted because they saved money.

Mr. Speaker, I, of course, rise in support of the Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, Senate 189, which as the chairman has so ably set forth, authorizes the National Nanotechnology Initiative as part of the President's budget…

I have never opposed Plano having a court. It is a huge city. It is a great city. It is a growing city. And as we move along with this 50-50 agreement and Plano grows, as it surely will, they will need more judges and more courts there. I…

I am honored to have the world's minister here. He is my neighbor in Rockwall, Texas. Rockwall is the smallest county of 254 counties in Texas, and he is my neighbor, he is my friend, and, as I say, he is the world's pastor. Dr. Shibley…

Mr. Chairman, we have a great bill. We think that this amendment would help it. I support the bill whether we put the amendment on or not; but it seems to me that this just adds toxicological studies, which simply means in plain American…

Texans cannot only think big, we can think little, too; and that is what we are doing.

Mr. Chairman, I think it makes sense, and the gentleman who offers the amendment is from Houston, Texas, which is a salient part of the energy thrust. And Texas being one of the 10 States that produces energy for the other 40 States thinks…

I am here, of course, to add my strong support for the resolution that is before us here today. I was at the Johnson Space Center yesterday in Houston for the memorial service, and I listened as the President offered a tribute to the crew…