But the reality is that we have got a broken system, and we are 5 years into it.

Due to their interrelated nature, the responses to the pre-hearing questions submitted by Senator Burr to the Department of Veterans Affairs were merged in with the responses from the Department of Defense appearing earlier in this…

it's still taking nearly 400 days for injured and ill servicemembers to transition to civilian life.

Is it time for us to start over again, to take a blank sheet of paper and say, How do we design this in a way for the benefits of the servicemembers?

I would ask, would you share with us the data that shows us that 60-day average for payment?

I thank my colleague. Madam Chairman, thank you for this hearing, and Mr. Gingrich, I share your cold. It is not fun.

the number of servicemembers going through this process who have taken their own lives, succumb to drugs, or suffered other unfortunate outcomes.

We are all in agreement that we are just south of 400 days in the cycle of an applicant being processed.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll.

It is crucial, that as this legislation is implemented, a clear distinction be drawn between 'innocent' owners in the supply chain who in good faith trade in wood products that they believe to be legally harvested abroad, and those who…

There is going to be on our part the need for an unprecedented level of oversight, transparency, and accountability as part of these reauthorizations.

This report shows that the average number of review cycles increased for certain PMA's, while the percentage of PMA's approved after one review cycle generally decreased.