What I hear from especially servicewomen and women veterans in New Hampshire is how difficult this period is and how alone people, veterans feel.

Thank you for your time, for your testimony, for the work that you do every day to improve government services for the American people.

You have to fix the underlying payment problem that the Federal Government has in the first place.

I hope veterans will take advantage of this.

I remain firmly committed to ensuring that Congress does its part to eliminate duplication, overlap, and fragmentation to achieve cost savings and improve program outcomes.

fragmentation is such a major problem across programs highlighted in this year's report.

We know it is important to prevent fraud. There are lessons learned here.

the effective and frugal use of taxpayer dollars is part of customer service.

maybe measuring the effort and measuring the degree to which these efforts are institutionalized and prioritized would be a step forward there.

I think it is Senator Braun and I have a bill in onsite neutrality on this very issue.

I am going to continue, Mr. Chair, to push for telehealth resources when it comes to treating opioid abuse disorder.

The thing that gives me hope and the thing that has made some progress possible... is that people like you have spoken up about their experience.