"We can and we must do better."
"I am troubled that we continue to have the same conversations about leadership and policy implementation."
"I intend to work with all of you and all our other witnesses to leverage your experience."
"I have along with Chrissy Houlahan introduced H.R. 3495, the Improve Act, that would expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' suicide prevention programs."
"Representative Bost, former chair and current Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, also held a hearing last Congress to examine how the Veterans Benefits A..."
"When processing delays result in a veteran being overpaid, VA creates a debt to recover the overpayment."
"However, when I asked the VA if they had a plan to get better, the response was that they were trying. Well, trying is not good enough."
"Our bill, H.R. 3495, the Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act, proposes a grant program for the Department of Veterans Affairs."
"H.R. 3495- the IMPROVE Well-Being for Veterans Act, sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman. Every day, 22 veterans take their lives."
"Make no mistake. This Committee believes the importance of having people who are brave enough to stand up and blow the whistle on the missteps and misdeeds within the Department."
"As I have said before, and it needs to be repeated again, whistleblowers are an important source of information, and they should not be ignored."
"I appreciate your holding the hearing open to allow us to employees receive testimony from government witnesses who administer the whistleblower programs."