Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for having this hearing today.
Oversight is a fundamental power provided to Congress and a fundamental obligation of Congress.
I recognize that thoughtful, thorough, and complete responses take time.
VA's responses to congressional inquiries should be thoughtful, thorough, and complete.
We do not need an administrative bureaucracy over at OCLA that filters the process, that inhibits the ability of the department and this com...
There is nothing partisan about supporting this bill or any other measure that provides what we owe to our veterans.
We owe it to America's veterans to provide certain and stable VA budget funding.
I am also personally committed to determining what we can do more and better to help veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress.
Those individuals who today are upstanding members of the community and suffered from posttraumatic stress ought to be given a second look.
We have got to have something, I think, in writing as we deal with VA's budget.
They ensure requested resources are sufficient to meet the current and future needs of veterans.