Our discussion today will provide us the opportunity to thoroughly examine each of these proposals with their sponsors, the Department, and our partners in the veteran service organizations to find out what works, what doesn't, and what…

the very least we can do as a country is to make sure that they get what they need.

I sincerely regret that I'm unable to be with you and my colleagues Jeff and Jerry this afternoon to discuss the importance of Vet Centers and learn more about how they are being used and ways in which services can be improved.

I sincerely regret that I am unable to be with you and my colleagues Jeff and Jerry this afternoon in the 'other California' to discuss the importance of Vet Centers.

Your Congressman Jeff Denham is a valuable asset for veterans of the California Central Valley and across the country.

This piece of legislation will, as my colleague said, put teeth into what the Hague Convention should be doing.

we really do need a community effort to make sure that our veterans have what they need.

the responsibility of each one of us to 'care for those who have borne the battle' has never felt so poignant.

I must say I am a bit chagrined, and, maybe worse than that, concerned because when we did our symposium on faith-based providers and invited the clergy, we did have the VA there because we wanted them to be able to tell the clergy members…

you are also accountable to not only the folks in my district, but the American people.

I think it's very important to recognize that you, as the Attorney General, with all due respect, need to be held accountable.