"IT is the fundamental piece that ties all of the aspects of VA together."
"The mandate and the mission of this Commission remains as vital as ever."
"Beijing has become increasingly brazen in exerting its extraterritorial reach."
"He is an unrelenting advocate for human rights and rule of law everywhere in the world, especially in China."
"I would suggest, then, we put in a formal request to President-elect Trump to make that meeting from us as Commissioners."
"This is gravely concerning and something which the Commission, and the Congress, will be watching closely."
"I joined our Chairman, Representative Smith, in sending a letter to the Chinese Ambassador to raise our concern."
"There is much wisdom to be gleaned, for the incoming administration, from dissident voices."
"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."