Annie Kuster

I want you to include when you come back with that answer to this Committee veteran care that was delayed was likely compromised.

I thank Congressman Brady and the chair. I want to thank especially Congresswoman Speier and Congresswoman Comstock for their good work on this issue. Almost 40 years ago, I worked here in the United States Congress as a member of the…

it is a shame, Mr. Chairman, we have to pass legislation to have the VA follow their own guidelines.

I am hoping that our VA Committee will quickly bring this bill to the floor and send it to the President's desk.

This week, Congresswoman Brownley and I asked the GAO to study the role of VISNs...

why in the heck do we have to write a new law to force the VA to abide by their own rules?

Examining VA's Failure To Address Provider Quality And Safety Concerns.

Maybe we can do something like that; I don't know if we can, but I am going to find out.

When the GAO completes its work, I would like our Subcommittee to hold a hearing...

Reporting and documentation protects patients from harm and in some cases will save lives.

I want to first thank you publicly for your prompt response and support in New Hampshire to the problems that we are having at the Manchester VA.

How will the VA consider geographic, seasonal, and other issues around eligibility?

So what we are proposing is to do this smarter: allow the VA to pay for the entire cost of the resident, that way academic programs are going to want to train more residents, because that is what they do and that is what they do well, but…

I thank Ranking Member Cummings for yielding me time to speak about this important legislation to protect whistleblowers. Mr. Speaker, I share the concerns that were brought up yesterday in the Rules Committee and today on the floor about…

While the Aurora project no longer needs the funds from the sale of Pershing Hall, it has become clear to me that the VA should not be in the business of managing properties like a luxury hotel in Paris, France.

I support increasing [the CFTC's] appropriation, and your approach to implementing Dodd-Frank and the enforcement of bad actors in our derivatives market.

I thank Congressman McEachin for yielding this time to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge passage of H.R. 965, the Saint- Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act. Named after the great American sculptor Augustus…

Have meetings been held with the whistleblowers since this time?

I think Manchester has fallen behind the times, frankly, and that this is an opportunity.

It should not take a news report or a congressional hearing for VA leadership to respond to veterans' and employees' concerns.

When a patient's safety is at stake, there can be no compromise.

We will hold the Administration's feet to the fire.

I hope that the discussion we have had today will help instill in VA that so necessary sense of urgency.

Ultimately, at the end of the day, it is their experience that counts.

What actions are supervisors and clinicians required to immediately take upon discovery of training deficiencies and to ensure patient safety and quality of care in these instances?