Mr. Speaker, there are many reasons that people may come to the conclusion this is not the piece of legislation for them. I would argue most egregious amongst this is the manner in which it was done. There was clearly an error made on the…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the Paralyzed Veterans of America urging rejection of the latest version of the American Health Care Act. Paralyzed Veterans of America, Washington, DC, May 3, 2017. Hon. Paul Ryan…

It shouldn't take congressional intervention to get veterans the help that they deserve.

Thank you to Chairman Roe for holding this hearing and for that commitment to move this forward.

I want to thank Mr. Bost and Ms. Esty for their leadership, Ms. Titus before her.

We either continue the current system and live with these extraordinarily long waits.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and to Ranking Member Smith, and members of the committee.

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? I have two speakers to go. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Woodall). The gentleman from Minnesota has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Kihuen), who has taken a keen interest in veterans' issues. I am grateful that he is here today.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Brownley), the ranking member of our Health Subcommittee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise in strong support of S. 544 to eliminate the sunset on the Veterans Choice Program. This bill will basically allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to…