Mike Michaud

I believe VHA gets effective pricing, probably about 26 percent better on pharmaceuticals than other Federal customers.

We are a democracy. This should be done out in the sunshine.

I am sure we would all agree that women veterans must have equal access to gender-specific and comprehensive health care and benefits as their male counterparts.

Women have answered the call and today serve our country alongside their male counterparts.

I would like to know if you can provide at a later time, with the inaction of dealing with the authorization bill, what negative effect that is going to have on the economy.

In your testimony on H.R. 1546, you recommend that we must ensure that the operations of the TBI Committee are transparent and that all deliberations and notes of the Committee be open to public scrutiny.

We must keep the woman veteran in mind when addressing the above-mentioned pertinent issues and ensure all receive comprehensive care when visiting VA Medical Centers.

We have a hard time figuring out why people from VISN 8 to VISN 1 and 2 are telling us that they have a really tight budget this year when we got a 12-percent increase in the veterans' health care budget.

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

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

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

I do not want the VA to become an insurance agency, that is all you do is pass through.

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.

We honor their heroism by supporting them and their loved ones when they return home.

National Military Family Association is pleased with the 'Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009' (S. 801) legislation recently proposed by Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), and Senator John D. Rockefeller (D-WV)…

Family caregivers are the true back-bone of the U.S. long-term care system.

The goal of today's hearing is to identify the gaps in supportive services for family caregivers.

This raises serious concerns about the long-term negative consequences of untreated mental health problems.

I also applaud the advances made in telehealth through the numerous pilot programs that have been implemented today.

I would like to thank you very much, Doctor Cross for your continued efforts to make sure that our veterans get the benefits that they have earned and deserve.

So, in my opinion, and based on my recent experience, it seems somewhat unreasonable and an unfair financial burden for women veterans...

I am very pleased to recognize Representative Herseth Sandlin for her many years working and fighting for veterans' issues, especially women veterans' health care.

NAFTA is our best hope for reducing illegal immigration in the long haul. If it fails, effective immigration control will become impossible.

Well, I think a trade model definitely should look at jobs and putting us on a fair level playing field. If you look at this Congress, particularly with the freshman class that we currently have who has been out there, very aggressively…

Actually, I would like to follow up, Mr. Ellison, if I might, because I have in front of me, actually, testimony of the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Ms. Moore, who attended our hearing in the Small Business Committee on June 13…