I just want to make a point, Representative Kaufman came to New Hampshire for a regional field hearing on our heroin epidemic.

But I am concerned, and I want to put this on the record right up front, that that not be used as a quality indicator in anything that you may be doing, because veterans have had a very challenging experience with this.

you have a tough job, but a very, very important job, so we appreciate what you do.

You need to cut salaries. No, just kidding.

My constituents believe they shouldn't settle for slower download/upload speeds as compared to what is available in metropolitan areas.

We thank Congresswoman Ann Kuster for her leadership on this bill.

Well, it appears to me that this is deja vu all over again. We are revisiting where we were with the Vietnam veterans.

in the 25 years since the end of the Gulf War, many veterans have suffered from symptoms that are not readily identifiable or well understood, and still struggle to receive compensation for their illness.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today about whether another extension is warranted and necessary.

I want to protect future troops. I want to know what is happening.

I guess it seems to me the short-term solution is--and we have been talking up here about a bipartisan letter urgency the secretary to move toward this single DBQ.

I am concerned that veterans who may have been improperly denied compensation and health care by the VA will not have a chance to submit a claim after this point.