Thom Tillis

I wanted to use this as an opportunity to try and figure out how we begin to weave what I think are good proposals.

It seems to me that when you are looking at root causes to these sorts of problems, the sort of resources that will really focus on it...

The VA should welcome that as an additional resource, not as some perceived threat.

The more people we have auditing the systems and the outcomes, the better off we are.

To me, a wait time is when the veteran is waiting when he or she does not want to.

There should have been an option.

I have only been here 10 months and I am really becoming frustrated with the lack of progress.

Is that just another breakdown in training or a systemic problem?

That should never have happened.

What sorts of discussions have we had with foreign jurisdictions to not only seek their cooperation, but potentially have a consequence if there seem to be these clusters within countries where they seem to be the biggest source of…

Thank you, Madam Chairman, for another very important meeting.

It could be a good consideration for your certification program, to make them adhere to the same.

I like 'scum' better than 'lowlife,' by the way

I think that that's a message that should be heard loud and clear.

This administration doesn't recognize that that---- Their policy right now is despicable, and I appreciate Senator McCain holding this hearing.

I do not understand the difficulty here. I mean, this is a blinding flash of the obvious in terms of what we need to do.

This is action that needs to be taken promptly in defense for our seniors.

It defies any best practices in other government organizations and certainly in the private sector.

I find that unimaginable given the discussion we are having about West L.A.

We have to have the processes in place to deal with it in that moment.

I think it is a great idea, a great opportunity, the work on making sure that we have the partnerships with the right NGO's to provide the service is something I look forward to working with you on, and I appreciate your efforts.

Part of what I think we need to do, as long as we have the backlog that we do, then we need the judicial capacity to clear the backlog.

If you come back and you explain to us why you're going to miss your dates, that becomes our problem

We do need to come up with some sort of findings of fact before we approve future programs

I think that this is extraordinary. ... This is just purely criminal activity, where they are getting a guaranteed rate of return.