"So let me just ask real quick as it relates to severe Traumatic Brain Injuries and the need to get access to aid and attendance benefits, if they need them."
"All servicemembers need to be treated with the same hand."
"I have deep respect for what you do. This is not an issue that popped up yesterday."
"It shocks me to look back over the 50 years and see the similarities of every Commission that came out and the incredible predictability of the bureaucracy in Washington to say, well, you know what? I..."
"So, VA would be aware of veterans who appear to need those benefits but do not currently qualify?"
"the profound importance of spouse commitment to the readiness and well-being of servicemembers . . . and to the security of our Nation."
"I was just as frank with the last Administration as I will be with this one, and I'll do it as long as the Administration fights."
"There's a human face behind every one of these issues."
"the current situation has left many military spouses feeling they are perceived as excess baggage."
"We have made a long-term strategic blunder if we do that."
"As Ranking Member Burr pointed out, we need to continue to examine the Rating Schedule."