I look forward to listening to the testimony being presented today, and am encouraged that there will be future discussions and oversight on this matter as well.

It is critical that Congress conducts strict oversight into how this program is developed and implemented to assure that our Nation's servicemembers and veterans are well served.

We need to make sure interoperability between the Department of Defense and the VA is one where we use our innovation and use our technology.

I take great pride in that the President has stood behind this.

When a young American raises their hand and pledges an oath to the Constitution to defend this Nation, they are immediately enrolled in the VA system.

The time has come for us to harness the innovation and ingenuity of the American people.

I am very much encouraged by the President's commitment in his budget outline to making gains on all these fronts.

Thank you for the opportunity to come and express our support of the budget and some suggestions that we think will improve on.

The time has come for us to harness innovation and ingenuity of the American people to develop long-term solutions to our energy crisis.

This is now three budgets in a row that have met the independent budgets of our veterans' service organizations in the care of our veterans.

I hope that we can work with him to accomplish these goals.