Jon Tester

I don't need to tell the people in this body or on the other side of the Capitol that the public view of Washington, DC, is not very good. Our numbers in public opinion numbers oftentimes are in the single digits, and they are there for…

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, because if we don't do that, you can't expect Community Care to even begin to level off.

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.

I think this whole Committee looks forward to continuing to work to make sure the Vet Centers are the best they can be.

When is it going to start?

We want our Native veterans to get the care that's culturally competent for them where they need it when they need it.

If we study, the Chinese are going to eat our lunch. We have got a plan. We have got to do it right.

When is it going to start?

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, because if we don't do that, you can't expect Community Care to even begin to level off.

Montana has built Sentinel 1, and they will build this one, too, if you give them an opportunity to do that.

Did you sleep here last night? No?

I think this whole Committee looks forward to continuing to work to make sure the Vet Centers are the best they can be.

If we study, the Chinese are going to eat our lunch. We have got a plan. We have got to do it right.

Thank you for holding the hearing, Madam Chair, and Ranking Member. Thank you all for your testimony.

Montana has built Sentinel 1, and they will build this one, too, if you give them an opportunity to do that.

Thank you for holding the hearing, Madam Chair, and Ranking Member. Thank you all for your testimony.

If we continue not to have a starting date, this will never start. And it puts this country at a tremendous risk.

If we continue not to have a starting date, this will never start. And it puts this country at a tremendous risk.

We want our Native veterans to get the care that's culturally competent for them where they need it when they need it.

Did you sleep here last night? No?

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.

We want our Native veterans to get the care that's culturally competent for them where they need it when they need it.

If we continue not to have a starting date, this will never start. And it puts this country at a tremendous risk.