Tim Walz

I have no further speakers. I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 244, as amended. I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers. I urge support of H.R. 512. I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1700

I have no additional speakers and I am prepared to close. I would just like to thank the gentleman again for bringing this to our attention, honoring Master Sergeant Abraham's life. Again, I think there is a little lesson here of how we…

I know you have been there throughout this whole process, as the number of claims have reached its peak.

I just feel like I am going to get slow rolled again, and not get there.

I want a drop-dead date.

Is it possible for us to start getting our mind wrapped around that?

I think it needs to be our call, with the money, with the taxpayers, if we are getting the right data in this.

I think absolutely getting away from all these servers all over the place--I know our practice moved to a cloud many years ago

I cannot talk to a veteran and justify why we are going to spend countless dollars for two systems that may not communicate.

We need to know those numbers.

IT is the fundamental piece that ties all of the aspects of VA together.

I would suggest, then, we put in a formal request to President-elect Trump to make that meeting from us as Commissioners.

There is much wisdom to be gleaned, for the incoming administration, from dissident voices.

This is gravely concerning and something which the Commission, and the Congress, will be watching closely.

Beijing has become increasingly brazen in exerting its extraterritorial reach.

The mandate and the mission of this Commission remains as vital as ever.

He is an unrelenting advocate for human rights and rule of law everywhere in the world, especially in China.

I joined our Chairman, Representative Smith, in sending a letter to the Chinese Ambassador to raise our concern.

I want to, again, thank the chairman. This is not an attempt to derail the reforms. It is an attempt to try to get something passed and done immediately. I certainly welcome the chairman's advice, guidance, suggestions on ways that we can…

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 1, line 5, strike ``VA Accountability First and''. Page 2, beginning line 3, strike sections 2 through…

I also want to thank you, and I think, Dr. Schlichting, you are doing a very good job of stressing this, trying to remove this simplistic argument of public versus private sector.

I remember ten years ago asking why we did a quadrennial defense review, with an understanding that the world of 1986 looks entirely different than the world of 2016.

I represent the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota too, and they are like many of you, and they will say there is different models.

I think our priority here is to make sure all our veterans get the care that they have earned.