Denis McDonough

The free flow of accurate data is the lifeblood of a well-functioning organization.

I have been given a clear mission by President Biden, to be a fierce, staunch advocate for veterans and their families.

If confirmed, I will work tirelessly to build and restore VA's trust as the premier agency for ensuring the well-being of America's veterans.

Community Care will continue to be a key part of how the Department cares for our veterans, full stop.

I do so with great respect for your constitutional obligations to advise and consent.

Every decision that I am involved in, if confirmed as Secretary, will come back to the fundamental premise of whether the decision is increasing access and improving outcomes for veterans.

When the Executive works closely with Congress, in a collaborative and consultative way, that is the best way to ensure more durable policy.

I believe, as you do, and as I said earlier, everybody has a role to play in supporting the veterans.

I was struck by the activity, the actions that you and your colleagues took the evening of January 6th, reconvening to continue the democratic process.

Audacious executive actions are being crafted to make sure the steps we have taken are ones we can lock down, and not be subjected to undoing through Congress or otherwise.

At this braggadocious action about how much heroin he sends around the world including the United States is maddening. We see in heroin epidemic opioid, addiction epidemic in this country. So, we're going to stay on top of this with our…

But the Kayla's family knows how strongly the president feels about this and we will continue to work this.

The United States of America does not leave our men and women in uniform behind ever.

But, generally speaking, what I would say is this is something the President is watching.

I look forward to you and your colleagues holding our feet to the fire to make sure that happens as well.

They want to try to figure out a way and get some advice about how to get back to their agenda, how do they ever work with Republicans, after all they have gone through, and what steps the president can take proactively to convince the…

We don't believe it's in Russia's interest to be associated with the Assad regime.

This threat is real, and it is serious.