Accountability at all levels of the Department of Veterans Affairs is one of my, and I know the entire staff's, highest priorities.

When you are a commander coming into a unit that is already established, good or bad, you inherit what you inherit.

whistleblowers are an important source of information and they can not be ignored.

This OIG report leaves no doubt that OAWP misinterpreted its statutory mandate, conducted unsound and biased investigations on multiple occasions.

The White House held a roundtable on the National Crisis of Veteran Suicide, which I was invited to be a part of. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 579 and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 580. ____________________

I thank my friend, colleague, and fellow marine, Greg Pence, for the honor to speak before this body tonight on such a--you don't call an occasion like this important, but I think we call it relevant. It is relevant because Marines, for a…

Since November 9, 2016, Democrats have been calling for the removal of President Trump. Even before he took office, they have been protesting the results of the election and have sought to delegitimize his historic win in battleground…

I intend to work with all of you and all our other witnesses to leverage your experience.

Our veterans deserve better and we collectively must give them our best effort.

We can and we must do better.

I am troubled that we continue to have the same conversations about leadership and policy implementation.

On rollcall Votes 539 and 540, I am not recorded because I was not present in the House. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``nay'' on rollcall No. 539 and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 540. Personal Explanation