We want to protect the privacy of our veterans, but we certainly need to expedite the process in helping them get compensation and remove the backlog as quickly as possible.

We want to make it easier.

Like you, Mr. Chairman, it is my belief that a proper burial for the Nation's veterans is a solemn obligation that we have.

It is only right that those who bravely serve this country should be laid to rest next to the person they love.

It is my belief that a proper burial for our Nation's Veterans is a solemn obligation.

I think they are a positive change forward.

Sometimes when you say that something is a work in progress it is meant with fake praise and you really mean it is not happening like it should.

That distance does not mean very much in states like Nevada and Montana and Idaho.

I would just ask the two of you if you have concerns about the impact of sequestration on what you are doing at Arlington and beyond?

Nevada is one of those western states that has no national cemetery.

Any mistake is not good, it is too many and when the veteran is concerned and the family and friends.

Reno is taking 478 days on average to complete a claim.

So, do you have benchmarks in for the regional offices?

Thank you, Congresswoman Maloney, for letting me join you tonight, and thank you for organizing this very important special hour to talk about the Republican budget and its unacceptable impact on women. For the third year in a row…

I will not support turning Medicare into a voucher program because I do not think it is fair to ask a senior in District One to choose between medicines and food.

We must make education a top priority and give our children the skills and training they need to be the innovators of the future.

We cannot change these programs in any way that will break the safety net that has sustained the most vulnerable in our society.

The Federal budget is more than a theoretical document that is only debated in Washington with no impact on families throughout the United States.

I do not support raising the retirement age for Social Security recipients because I do not feel it is fair to ask a construction worker... to work two more years in the blazing sun.

Our budget should be a path forward for a strong middle class and jobs for every person who is looking for a chance at the American Dream.

It is important that we remember the Federal budget is more than a theoretical document that is only debated in Washington with no impact on families throughout the United States.

It is a little unfair to kind of indict the VA for things that you have not really measured yet.

It disturbs me that the VA and the IG just do not see eye-to-eye on some of these findings.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Earlier, Ms. Halliday said she hopes the next review will show that these things you have put in place show improvement. Do you hope so, too, or can you give us more reassurance than that?

We must address this.