"I think the Chairman has said before, and I agree with him, I would like to see the process work."
"I do want to talk about the first thing that you talked about as you referred to Senator Udall's statement on economic development and how critically important it is that we get the unemployment rate ..."
"But the truth is, from my perspective, it shouldn't take 31 years for a tribe to get recognition."
"I want to thank the witnesses for being here, of course, and to share their recommendations to address what I think is the single biggest challenge that faces the VA right now."
"The folks who have been in service to our country deserve nothing less than full, fair hearings before our government, and when we do not give them that, we fail them."
"Oversight of this TARP program is critically important, and I listened to my Members' opening statements and it continues to frustrate me, as it does my constituents, about what has transpired with th..."
"Thank you very much for being here."
"That is good."
"We just confirmed General Shinseki to the head of the VA. I supported that confirmation. I think he is a good man, and I think he is somebody that we all can work with."
"We need to continue innovation. The Ranking Member talked about innovation in the VA. It is critically important, particularly in rural America and in Indian country."
"We need to deal with the backlogs in disability claims. It is a big issue, and hopefully we can do something about that in this Committee this year."