I think you bring up a very good point and for all of us to understand, there are a multitude of veterans' service organizations for a reason; for specific conflicts, for specific issues, for specific advocacy.

I do want to say thank you. I am very appreciative of the attitude you have taken of seeing us as partners in this collaborative.

I do want to recognize the work of our Subcommittee chair, Mr. Bost, and Ranking Member Ms. Esty, who sponsored the original bill together.

This is a shining example of when we decide to work together, we decide to put all of our resources towards the care of veterans, how things can work.

The Veterans Appeals Improvement Modernization Act that passed this Congress is designed to be the most significant reform affecting VA disability compensation appeals in a generation.

Without a doubt, putting the Army Corps of Engineers in charge was the right response to the problem that confronted us in 2015.

I do not believe there was ever a time in the Government or in the private sector when a 10-year $1 billion hospitals were a workable model, much less a 10-year $2 billion hospital.

Transparency has not always been the operative principle, I think we have heard that over and over today.

And sometimes I think in these kind of projects we forget who we are doing this for and it is for the patients who have served this country.

his frustration is justified and understandable.

While Congress and this Committee specifically have repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to allocate resources, we will never be able to solve the problem if we are not able to get value for the dollars we invest.