I want to thank the committee for the countless meetings, conversations, the emails, all the questions that have been asked just to understand the practical impacts of the NFIP on individual lives.

The United Nations is becoming a force for exactly what it was created to fight against.

One interesting observation that was made is that here in the United States we often talk about Iraq, Syria, Libya in that order.

If we eliminated ISIS from Iraq and even eliminated ISIS from Syria, what I am concerned about is that Libya right now can easily pop up as a new command and control node.

One of the many reasons why we have the greatest military in the world is our use of the after action report where we will very specifically give three sustains and three improves.

Chairman Miller, good luck in your retirement. Thank you for being here and taking this investigation so seriously.

In order for us to be able to best fight for Northport VA and the veterans, we need to know what all the issues are.

First off, I would just like to say that through the years, up until very recently, I continued to hear from the veterans in my district who have nothing but the best to say about the quality of care that they have received here at…

One of the things I would really love to be able to improve following this hearing... is improving communication between the Northport VA and the Long Island congressional delegation.

The peer support model is one that I believe should be replicated nationally, and it is saving lives.

There are still too many unanswered questions about this ransom payment--a $1.7 billion cash payment to Iran.