I do want to recognize the work of our Subcommittee chair, Mr. Bost, and Ranking Member Ms. Esty, who sponsored the original bill together.

This is a shining example of when we decide to work together, we decide to put all of our resources towards the care of veterans, how things can work.

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 36, H.R. 4712, I intended to vote ``no'' when I accidentally voted ``yes.'' ____________________

Without a doubt, putting the Army Corps of Engineers in charge was the right response to the problem that confronted us in 2015.

I do not believe there was ever a time in the Government or in the private sector when a 10-year $1 billion hospitals were a workable model, much less a 10-year $2 billion hospital.

Transparency has not always been the operative principle, I think we have heard that over and over today.

And sometimes I think in these kind of projects we forget who we are doing this for and it is for the patients who have served this country.

his frustration is justified and understandable.

While Congress and this Committee specifically have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to allocate resources, we will never be able to solve the problem if we are not able to get value for the dollars we invest.

This system was broken, there is much more work to be done.

we had no idea on these PACT teams staying over there; that took us blind-sided, it was unacceptable.