"I think one of the greatest honors of my life is to serve on this Committee and know the work that we are doing."
"We never differ on the end of care for our veterans."
"I applaud Ranking Member Buyer. His work on the dental issue is exactly right."
"We can do better than that and we can centralize that and get it moving through."
"I cannot say enough how much that pleases me and I think there are probably a lot in the back of the room that are nodding also."
"We owe those who have served our country honorably in our military a profound debt, and that is what we are here for."
"I am confident that we will continue to work in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation in this Committee which has been really impressive and gratifying."
"I intend to be particularly focused this Congress on ensuring that our returning servicemen and women are guaranteed a seamless transition as they reintegrate back into civilian life."
"I also understand that it is essential if we are to modernize and streamline the benefit application, eligibility determination, and benefit administration processes."
"We want to make sure that they are regulated to the point where people have trust in them."
"Because, the bottom line is that we all want our markets to function correctly."