"My door is always open and will continue to be always open to you, because veterans are still fighting a VA bureaucracy to access the benefits they want, when and where they need them."
"I am proud to have recently introduced the Fred Hamilton Lost Military Records Act, based on Fred's own experiences."
"Make no mistake about this: it was the VSOs and the veterans who put pressure on Congress to do the right thing."
"We will take a look at the bill and then get a hearing on it, gather some information, find out how many of these are needed, get the Secretary's opinion on how best to implement this bill."
"We can take a look at it and then we can tell you, Joe."
"You guys have a class organization, and we appreciate you being in front of the Committee today."
"It's time to take a breath, take a look at what you got, and then move forward."
"You know how many Native Americans serve, highest than any other minority, and I met with some Urban Native Americans today."
"Montana has built Sentinel 1, and they will build this one, too, if you give them an opportunity to do that."
"The point is, is as you go into this hiring freeze, don't forget to look at the hospitals that are short on Pas, on docs, on RNs, on all the above."
"If we continue not to have a starting date, this will never start. And it puts this country at a tremendous risk."