"If any allegations are true, they are completely unacceptable to veterans, to me, and to our dedicated VHA employees."
"It seems that every day there are new allegations regarding inappropriate scheduling practices ranging from 'zeroing out' patient wait times."
"The issue before the Committee today is the state of the VA health care system, which we have a sacred obligation to ensure that those who have fought for this Nation receive the highest quality of se..."
"It is my understanding that on June 21, 2013, VA received a report from the Office of Medical Inspector regarding chronic understaffing issues at the Jackson VA medical center."
"We have a sacred obligation to ensure those who have fought for this Nation receive the highest quality of services from the Department of Veterans Affairs."
"There was a December 23, 2013, report by the Office of the Medical Inspector regarding the Cheyenne Medical Center and Fort Collins Clinic that found that several medical support assistants reported t..."
"Unreliable wait time measurements has resulted in a discrepancy between the positive wait time performance VA has reported and veterans' actual experience."
"Mr. Secretary, were you aware that on October 25, 2013, the Office of Special Counsel requested that VA conduct an investigation into the allegations of the inappropriate scheduling at the Fort Collin..."
"Congratulations. We've got something to learn, and I urge my colleagues to listen to what they've done at Fayetteville State."
"Let me just say that North Carolina represents the largest pool of HBCUs in the country with 11."
"This is important to North Carolina, and it's important to the country."