I am proud to be an original cosponsor for H.R. 627 which would expand the definition of a homeless veteran...

I want to be sure that the billions of dollars that we are sending to the VA gets spent in the most effective way that gives the most care to our veterans and it is not being eaten up by a bureaucracy.

I don't think there is anything in the bill that excludes.

shouldn't we coordinate all of that in one place to explore toxic exposure issues?

I am grateful to my friend and colleague, Congresswoman Janice Hahn from California, for championing their cause with this legislation...

It is nothing but unjust to send our military personnel into harm's way and to not provide health care services.

There is more data that VA needs to provide to policymakers so we can make better decisions.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for all of your good work on this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule for H.R. 2. Since the current flawed Medicare payment rate was enacted in 1997, Congress has kicked the…

Is that true for mental health patients as well?

How long is the average wait time for a new patient at the Greater L.A. Medical Center?

Today I rise in support of H.R. 280, legislation to allow the VA Secretary to claw back bonuses from senior employees who were found to have manipulated veterans' care data. Frankly, I can't believe that this wasn't already the case. No…

Today, as we consider many issues surrounding the education of our Nation's youth, I rise to draw attention to the importance of career technical education. Having raised five kids, I understand how access to quality learning is critical…

To create a Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System that provides timely, accessible, and high-quality care that our veterans can be proud to call their own.

The 'limited evidence' and 'substantial uncertainty' that CBO references is the direct result of VA's failure to provide the information that is needed.

I think that is the kind of data we need to have, and we need to be able to provide oversight.

Limited evidence and substantial uncertainty make it difficult to reach firm conclusions about the VHA's relative costs.

I think the American people need to know a little bit more about what is happening in the VA so that we can provide better care for our veterans.

However, we know from VA's own data that fewer than 30 percent of veterans rely on VA for all of their healthcare needs.

the VA's testimony provided for this hearing is unacceptable, and I have begun examining measures that will require the VA to be much more open with the American people moving forward.

I am, frankly, disappointed with the VA. We want to talk about the cost of healthcare within the VA.

I am honored to return as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and to be joined once again by my colleague and friend--Congresswoman Julia Brownley as our Ranking Member.

Our work will require open and ongoing cooperation and communication with veterans, stakeholders, and--most importantly--VA leaders.

My opinion coming in on this committee, we shouldn't allow the VA to ever do any construction project again.

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I thank the chairman, the ranking member, and Mr. Walz, thank you so much for introducing this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to support the Clay Hunt SAV Act. I am honored to be an original cosponsor of this…