Please provide written responses to the attached questions for the record regarding the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled, ``Exan1ining VA's Failure to Address Provider Quality and Safety Concerns''

As a nation, we find ourselves in seemingly uncertain times: instability in North Korea, terrorism throughout the world, and divisiveness on so many fronts. Yet across our Nation, young men and women continue to step up to serve when their…

It has been an honor to work with the chairman of the Budget Committee as a new Member of Congress because it is such a learning curve to understand the challenges that we have in our country in so many ways, but especially on the fiscal…

I have to question a rating system that gives out such a high score while these and many other issues we will discuss today were occurring during the same period of time.

I see that my time has expired, and we are going to proceed to a third round here.

I wholeheartedly believe that the frontline and clinical employees at the Manchester VA Medical Center demonstrate hard work and dedication every day.

These whistleblowers tried to go through proper channels and find solutions to these problems.

I feel like the taxpayer is being fleeced over and over because of the lack of this not-so-exciting issue of operations and management.

I hope and pray to God that this accountability act that we all passed and was signed by the President will give the tools to this administration.

I am incredibly discouraged by the consistent feedback on IT, on union time, disability claim disputes, and the list goes on and on, with a pattern of lack of management.

For years, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seen many of its medical personnel leave to pursue opportunities outside of the VA healthcare system, resulting in fewer healthcare providers and, ultimately, less access to care for our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 219, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(decreased by $30,000,000)''. Page 226, line 1, after…