I want to thank you and your staff for the work you have done.

Give our entrepreneurs the chance to succeed.

I would be remiss if I wouldn't, as the co-chair with Chairman Miller of the--co-chair of the USO Caucus to thank you for your dedication when you were over at USO.

I do think it is admirable that there is going to be a connection to whether these things are followed through with.

I urge VA to implement this system and to develop an automated inventory control system that is compatible with the unique identifiers.

But I would also like to thank Ranking Member Kirkpatrick for her work on this and for the opportunity to allow me to be here today.

What is the time frame on getting to that single comprehensive tracking system?

When my folks at Mayo Clinic tell me that the cardiology at Mayo, Minneapolis, is the best in the world, that is a good thing.

How is that happening, how does it happen, and do you believe that it is happening outside the VA also?

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for your continued care of our Nation's veterans and willingness to make sure we do our job of oversight.

That is how a large private sector would do the same way?

I represent the district that has the Mayo Clinic, how would an organization like that do this as opposed to the VA?