Annie Kuster

This practice runs counter to the terms of the original deed, as pointed out by our chair.

How can we ensure that the information and data collected by the VA is, in the words of the GAO, accurate, valid, and complete?

This can perhaps be best summed up in the title of GAO's testimony--'Improved Data Reliability and Monitoring Needed for Department of Veterans Affairs.'

Our efforts to identify where problems exist at the VA could not be more important or more timely.

We will not arrive at the answers to these questions today, but I am hopeful that the beginning of this discussion will lead us to solutions that we can all agree on.

I want to get at the heart of the matter.

We will not arrive at the answers to all these questions today. But I am hopeful that beginning this discussion today will lead us to solutions that we can all agree on.

This is my first hearing as ranking member of this subcommittee, one of the most important subcommittees in Congress.

But we must also remember that our responsibility is not only to identify problems, but to work to find solutions.

I think that would be very helpful. And one additional piece that would be very helpful for our committee is when you complete this report and this audit, for us to understand the scope, the magnitude of the resources that could be…

I commend the work that you have done and urge the VA in going forward with your audit, changing your administrative processes, getting on top of your billing and collection.

we would like to stay in close contact with you about this and then work with Mr. Lilley and others in the community to make sure that the revenues that are generated in an appropriate way be directed toward this plan to end homelessness…

Today, I am proud to again partner with my colleague Jackie Walorski from Indiana to reintroduce legislation to extend veterans' travel benefits to veterans who are traveling to seek treatment for injuries resulting from sexual trauma in…

The core of where the Affordable Care Act came from, is that the hospitals were getting paid for every reentry.

It is an honor to serve on this committee, and I appreciate all the time and effort.

Today I rise to honor the lives of Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle, two members of the United States Ski Team who were taken from us far too soon by a tragic avalanche while training in Austria in early January. These two young men…

Thank you, Judge Poe, and to my dear colleague, Ann Wagner, and to all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for tackling this issue. I am proud to join my colleagues in passing these six commonsense bills which I have pushed for…

I intend to work very closely with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help maintain the balance or hopefully restore the balance of providing the care in a timely way.

Today I rise to honor Lieutenant Colonel Stephanie Riley of the New Hampshire National Guard, a courageous Granite Stater who recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. In addition to her work as an occupational nurse for the…

this has just been an extraordinary experience for me as a member of Congress to be able to serve on this committee.

We should make a correction then.

the respite is critical, because without that, it is very difficult to keep going, but with that, I think you can keep going, you know.

So it is a message to Congress. Well, consider it received.

I am concerned about an issue that they raised with regard to because they have been seeking independence...

That sounds very important.