Hopefully we will be able to move forward with giving the VA the resources they need.

I think any time that you can work with those that are involved in the process, it has long term benefits.

What you just described does not really involve them.

When you do your planning, whether it is for CBOCs or long-term care planning, are you involving not only the VSOs but other State entities?

the previous Administration and previous Congress have never provided the adequate funding needed to move forward on the CARES process as originally recommended.

the reason why we are seeing legislation to contract out is veterans all around the country are getting frustrated that they are not getting access to the health care that they really need.

What would you recommend for a model from here on out that would really take into account the different issues that change every day between now and whenever we get a facility built or leased and that will actually really put the VSOs in a…

When you look at creating new facilities, politics sometimes get involved.

My only disappointment is in the stimulus package, the funding for the VA got cut.

I think they want to be part of that process, not after the fact.

Should we establish a process similar to the Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) process?