"We ought to be asking our question, is that sustainable, because quite frankly, it has to be done, and I do not think it is sustainable."
"Obviously, this is exceptional that we had so many individuals take their life in a short period of time."
"We need more of [providers], not fewer of."
"I hear this firsthand from servicemembers and veterans in Montana who tell me that TRICARE is not working for them in rural America."
"I understand the DoD is now going to make some changes with this policy, but quite frankly, it should have never happened to begin with."
"I believe mental health is our biggest healthcare problem. There isn't a family in America that doesn't have a mental healthcare problem somewhere in their midst."
"I think it is a disaster."
"Normally we would have Ranking Member Moran and Ranking Member Takano speak next, but since they are not here we are going to turn it over to a dear friend of mine, somebody that I work with, in fact ..."
"We are now charged with the oversight as VA implements the PACT Act, to ensure that the Department has the resources and the capacity to deliver the timely care and benefits that veterans deserve."
"The Deborah Sampson Act was passed--it was a bill that Senator Boozman and I worked on pretty hard to get across the finish line."
"We must also address mental health care and continue our work to end veteran suicide nationwide, particularly for our Native American veteran population."