Ann Marie Buerkle: “What is the possible motivation of the government to do this to an American?”

I do not take the responsibility to lead this agency and execute its mission lightly.

I rise this afternoon as a nurse and as someone who has spent her professional career in health care. I ran for Congress because I was opposed to the Affordable Care Act, and I stand here today after 18 months of listening to the people in…

If we inspire cooperation, rather than hostility, we will see quicker introduction of safer designs, as well as timely removal of defective products.

We must reemphasize that as the VA works to improve its purchased care and care coordination programs, foremost remains the fact that none of these initiatives should be designed to replace the high quality of care provided by the VA…