Jack Bergman

I believe that it is imperative to receive testimony from these witnesses as soon as possible, while today's testimony is still fresh in the minds of members because whistleblowers deserve it.

This is not a simple matter, it is a very complex one that has occurred and built over time and over decades.

On roll call no. 398, I mistakenly voted ``no'' when I intended to vote ``yes''. personal explanation

This is, this is Bureaucracy 101. A large government agency with two separate governing offices, which, as OIG found, creates confusion regarding program roles and office authorities.

Any time we say, 'No timelines,' that means in my mind, what I hear is no sense of urgency.

Comprised of nearly 4200 Federal law enforcement officers, the Department of Veterans Affairs Police maintain physical security at VA facilities, and ensure patient, visitor, and employee safety.

Congress is at its best when it invites those of different views to share their analysis and opinions.

In either case, a good measure of leadership and organizational health is an agency's response to these challenges.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 175. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Bonamici). The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end, add the following section: SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE TO CONSTRUCT…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mrs. Lee of Nevada The Acting CHAIR…

I thank Mr. Smith for yielding, and I truly thank him for being the spearhead. Somebody has to take the lead, and he has taken the lead magnificently to call attention continually to such, not only an important topic, an essential topic…

I thank Chairman Roe and Chairman Isakson for their leadership throughout the 115th Congress in a bipartisan, bicameral way for putting together one last package of veterans priority bills. To be able to sponsor any bill is a privilege…

I thank the gentleman (Mr. Lamborn) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor and truly a God-given pleasure to be here tonight to speak on the 77th anniversary of National Bible Week. When you are among colleagues like we are…

Now, having said that, those of us who have had the honor to wear the cloth of our Nation know, number one, first and foremost, it is our mission to win the fight, and, number two, is to take care of everyone else after that.

Are you saying that outside the VA system there's not enough data, not enough standardization procedures that we can just take what's working in another hospital somewhere--are we reinventing the wheel here?

If you don't assume the mission and take control of it and take responsibility for it, we're going to be having hearings like this again.

So then if you're the captain of that ship, if you will, you're the director of that medical center, and you know that to eliminate that infection rate because of the use of a dirty instrument is going to ensure better outcomes for your VA…

So then what I hear, the VISN is part of the problem, not part of the solution.

When you have a veteran who's getting a procedure done today, and if they have to think that they're assuming risk--that's shameful.

We want to make sure the veterans don't get infections because instruments aren't cleaned.

The need for government-wide verification of SDVOSBs is a perennial issue that has existed since the SDVOSBs preferences were created.

It is unfair that companies that cannot pass muster move on to operate in less strict areas of the contracting world.

a one-stop-shop within SBA for all Federal contracting certifications.

The service disabled veteran-owned small business, or SDVOSB, contracting preference program is a crucial element of the commitment of this country, of our country, and its government that we make to our veterans.