Tim Walz

I think as we all know, there's going to be much more activity in the Pacific than there has been.

Yes, me too. Twenty years ago on June 4 I married my wife. There was no doubt I would remember that date.

Thank you for joining us today and your dedication to these causes and these policies that we work on in this Commission.

What can we do to help? What can we constructively do to help?

Thanks, Mr. Pittenger.

I want to thank you and your staff for the work you have done.

Give our entrepreneurs the chance to succeed.

It has made us less dependent on foreign oil.

It is not opportunity of outcomes. It is opportunity to get in the business.

I think it builds trust is that, you know, we are not calling over to trap somebody into saying something, just running something by them: What do you think about this bill on speeding the backlog, do you really think it would help?

I would be remiss if I wouldn't, as the co-chair with Chairman Miller of the--co-chair of the USO Caucus to thank you for your dedication when you were over at USO.

How is that happening, how does it happen, and do you believe that it is happening outside the VA also?

That is how a large private sector would do the same way?

Thank you, Mr. Wilton. Just two quick ones here for you.

I urge VA to implement this system and to develop an automated inventory control system that is compatible with the unique identifiers.

What is the time frame on getting to that single comprehensive tracking system?

Will our veterans be safer if they follow your recommendations?

When my folks at Mayo Clinic tell me that the cardiology at Mayo, Minneapolis, is the best in the world, that is a good thing.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for your continued care of our Nation's veterans and willingness to make sure we do our job of oversight.

But I would also like to thank Ranking Member Kirkpatrick for her work on this and for the opportunity to allow me to be here today.

I do think it is admirable that there is going to be a connection to whether these things are followed through with.

I represent the district that has the Mayo Clinic, how would an organization like that do this as opposed to the VA?

All they expect is that, in return for their service, our nation keeps its promises to them.

The Quicker Benefits Delivery Act provides substantial, innovative, results-oriented measures that work to bolster the VA's current efforts.

This piece of legislation, it is very simple. Our measure would simply allow local doctors to conduct disability medical examinations for veterans.