Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) for his unwavering work for the care of our veterans. And to the chairman, as has been noted so often, at a time when partisanship seems to win the day or be on the news, I…

Mr. Chairman, I have three amendments that are coming up. On this first one, I am going to yield time to my colleague, who is the author of the original bill. I just wanted to say, first of all, in appreciation to the chairman of the full…

Mr. Chair, I want to, again, thank the chairman. This is not an attempt to derail the reforms. It is an attempt to try to get something passed and done immediately. I certainly welcome the chairman's advice, guidance, suggestions on ways…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 5, strike ``VA Accountability First and''. Page 2, beginning line 3, strike…

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.

I think our priority here is to make sure all our veterans get the care that they have earned.

Mr. Speaker, the availability of credit is of paramount importance to the success of farm country, and we learned this lesson the hard way. Over a century ago, our farm forbearers faced a credit crunch that threatened the viability of the…

Madam Speaker, I believe that the U.S. must remain committed to defending human rights and personal freedoms both within the U.S. and abroad. As our country continues to advance U.S.-China relations, we must never forget the people of…

It's hard to get people--and I'm going to focus on the contracting and the skill set of the employees--to get them there, to be able to do this, to get it right.