I, for one, as a Member of the Committee, am going to become much more observant of the reprogramming of money.

It is absolutely essential, in my estimation, that private sector companies buy into what technology decisions you make at VA.

I am proud to tell you two of those are Hawaii and North Carolina, so it is appropriate that we would have him here today.

VA continues to short operations and maintenance, year in and year out.

I want to thank my colleagues, Senator Johanns and Senator Brown, for being here.

Congressional oversight and involvement is critical.

Aloha, Mr. Chairman.

There should be no committee of Congress that is trying to determine whether MUMPS is right or wrong.

I think the challenge, Mr. Baker, is to change the culture, not just at VA, I would say throughout government, though it may be a bridge too far.

If we do not, we will have an implosion of our claims processing, and I dare say we are close to that today anyway.

My hope is that VA will collaborate with the private sector, not just from a contractual standpoint, but from a strategic and tactical standpoint with business.

As the only Republican here, let me say this is something we need to look at, the question of whether the value of what our students receive, whether it's from a for-profit or not-for-profit institution, is in fact delivered.