Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses for being with us today.
Annie Kuster
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Annie L. McLane Kuster is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kuster has focused on issues such as healthcare, women's rights, and economic development throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for expanding access to affordable healthcare and has worked on initiatives to support small businesses in her district.
Thank you Mr. Chairman. This afternoon, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a follow-up hearing.
I want to address my remarks to Ms. Flanz and Ms. Lerner, but I do want to thank the whistleblowers for bringing your individual cases.
It takes real courage to put your careers at risk for coming forward and calling attention to these problems and concerns.
The VA and Congress must work together to end this culture of fear and retaliation.
if you want to actually change the culture, you have to change the view, not just it is the first step that we will take care of whistleblowers and treat them fairly, but that something will actually happen to those employees who enter…
For the record, I would like to make a request that the members of this committee receive a copy of that audit in April 2015 when that becomes available.
I certainly agree that consumers have a right to know what they are eating, and I also believe that we need to be clear and take a science-based approach when we are discussing GMOs.
How much of the Commission's enforcement actions do you think are seen just as the cost of doing business?





