We are here today to hear from you, to do the most important job we do in Congress and that is to care for our warriors.

I commend your service and I thank you for helping to educate us today.

Your only desire is to try and live as independently as you possibly can.

So you can rest assured that this Committee is absolutely committed to putting this in the past

this is exactly what we are trying to alleviate, and it is absolutely diminishing the care of our warriors

Well, I appreciate that, but now I feel even worse for our three veterans sitting here, knowing that we didn't strap the rockets on this one then and get it going.

So this is a funding issue? If we had given more money these guys would have received better care?

I do believe at times it is been there as a crutch for a failure to deliver at times.

I am the biggest supporter of what we do for our veterans, but I would be remiss to say how incredibly disappointed I am.

These three didn't come here for pity or for handouts or for anything. They simply wanted care that this Nation has the ability to deliver.

I agree with the Chairman that it is important that this Committee takes a look at the progress being made in implementing this legislation.