Mike Michaud

I am committed to working with all of you to ensure that our wounded veterans... are able to go about their lives more comfortably.

I hope the VA can help us understand today what accountability we should expect.

How much faith can we have in the claim of acquisition savings?

There is little accountability in management and, once again, procurement and procedures and policies were not in place.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maine will be postponed. {time} 1550 Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Pompeo

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 5, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $38,000,000)''. Page 7, line 11, after the dollar amount…

Unequivocally committed to providing veterans the best possible care, the VHA would act rapidly on all findings that may improve veterans' access to mental health care.

We need to ensure we get back to basics and conduct this work better than ever.

I look forward to working in partnership with this committee to ensure that there is full accountability for these activities so that we can begin to restore the trust of the American people.

I believe this is critical not only because we owe it to the American taxpayers, but also because we owe it to the many GSA employees that work hard, follow the rules and deserve to be proud of the agency for which they work.

I think that we all can agree on that there is no place for this type of an abuse of taxpayers' funds.

We have to investigate these frauds and abuses and waste.

Families and small businesses throughout Maine should not have to pay for employees of GSA to take lavish vacations.

This goes down from the interns to those at the top, and it is a culture that we are going to get to the bottom of.

The American public deserves to have money paid back. And where crimes have been committed, people will go to jail.

I think a lot of veterans feel that way. I know if the resources are limited, as you all have pointed out, we need to get those resources to the most needy veterans.

Do you believe this number is accurate given that, to the best of my knowledge, the VA hasn't even defined under the legislation the term of serious illness?

If you can't come up with a cost estimate, you should say you can't come up with a cost estimate.

It is important to show that those who are suffering from the effects of toxic inhalations that we care for them.

We believe this bill is well intentioned and that it seeks to address a clear and significant problem within VA.

This is the right thing to do for our servicemembers and their families, and we offer our full support.

The intent of my bill is to establish a registry at the Department of Veterans Affairs for those individuals who have been exposed to open burn pits during their military service.

This wilderness designation will achieve two important objectives. First, it will increase the marketability of this area to tourists and give a boost to the local economy.

No one, repeat no one who has served this Nation in uniform should ever have to be living on the streets.

The ability to augment VA services by linking VA with established community and faith-based organizations represents an opportunity to greatly increase access to a variety of services needed for veterans with disabilities.