this is not a partisan issue, it is a veteran issue. And this Committee continues to prove that veterans, not politics, come first.

Keep us apprised of redlines.

I think getting veterans engaged in this, making sure they are very clear about what this is and where these intersect is absolutely critical.

We are grateful for that and I think about those folks who are out there in Koochiching County.

A lot of those failures were complexity.

We need to get it in one pot. We can then find out what the needs are and appropriate the money for it.

I am hopeful that you guys can get this together.

Every time we say it is not privatization, it is the exercise in don't think of a draft, that is exactly what they are thinking about.

For those veterans that will be watching and following this closely, they expect nothing less of us; they expect nothing less than bipartisanship aimed at common values and outcomes, and for that I am grateful.

I serve as the Senior Vice President of Government Relations at the American Health Care Association (AHCA).

We can no longer kick this can down the road, Coach, because time is not on our side in this battle.

Being bipartisan doesn't mean agreeing on everything. But it does... having the common goal.