I do not think that is sort of the behavior that we want to foster in the VA.

this is a real scary thing for me because of the fact that, here we have got government controlled health care, where administrators are going to be changing the physician's notes to make themselves look good is a pretty scary situation in…

Their husbands, Scott McDonald and Ricky Green, honorably served our Nation in uniform and came home -as far too many of our returning veterans do - hurting and in pain.

We strongly support robust research and more training throughout VHA medical personnel of the uses of medications such Suboxone and Buprenorphine to assist in the treatment of addiction.

I had a path report that said it was benign, and then the patient... the same path report had mysteriously changed and become malignant.

I assume that Dr. Bahorik will not face any negative professional repercussions in the department as a result of her testimony here, is that correct?

It is critical for VA to take responsibility for its failures and rise to the challenge to change and take immediate action to adopt effective pain management policies, protocols, and practices.

I look forward to working with you to answer some of the questions that were raised here and develop an overall plan within the VA to markedly improve the pain management system there.

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today in support of H.J. Res. 90, the Flight Safety Act. This commonsense bill will restore critical funding to the FAA and help protect airports in northern Michigan and throughout…

We have had a lot of trouble with the EPA, getting permitted to mine the resources that are there.

I have seen complex veterans that have polytrauma, chronic pain from this War.

I appreciate your comments there, Dr. Jesse.

Why are we here today in the middle of the government shutdown? The answer, frankly, is that the Senate refuses to come to the table to negotiate. The House has passed four different measures that would have kept the government open. The…

I would really like to get this behind us. And I take this opportunity to urge my Senate colleagues to come to the table and let's get this figured out.

I am happy that the House has passed the military construction and VA bill in a bipartisan fashion, and hope that the Senate acts on that.

I tend to agree with you on the advanced funding issue. Frankly, I don't see why we don't have 2-year budgeting for everything.

I would like to remind my colleague that only the House has passed a bill that would allow for furloughed workers to be paid.

I want to thank my colleague from Texas. I feel a great affinity for my Texas colleagues, and I'm an avid fan of western swing, especially Bob Wills. I didn't know how we would end up in a shutdown. I never really wanted to have a shutdown…

How have we ended up here in a government shutdown nobody wanted? The answer is simple: it's because the Senate has refused to even come to the negotiating table on a spending agreement. The House has passed four measures that would have…

I thank the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, today veterans in northern Michigan and across the country woke up to the news that the United States Government had shut down. The government that they served, risked their lives for, could…

I want to thank my colleague from Arizona for organizing this Special Order. This is an issue that is very close to me as well, and I want to join the rest of my colleagues here today in recognizing September as Veterans' Suicide…

Ladies and gentlemen, we have lost far too many of our veterans on the battlefield of mental illness.

I am working on legislation to take the reporting and the prosecution of offenders out of the military chain of command.

I am honored to serve as the Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health.

We owe you a great debt that we still remain a free country.