We respectfully request that you preserve and enhance the various rural programs under your jurisdiction for FY18.

In my district alone, 76,700 would lose coverage, including nearly more than 5,000 children and nearly 18,000 adults with employer-sponsored coverage. This isn't health reform. It is a political game. Lives are at stake. I hope we vote…

Today House Republicans and President Trump will try to keep a political promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, despite the plainly obvious and harmful impact this bill would have on hardworking Americans. It is really sad that, after…

After working 4 years to reduce the claims backlog, it is once again increasing, and the Choice Program will soon run out of money and is in need of reform.

I have to tell you, as the ranking member, Chairman Frelinghuysen and I go to a lot of committee hearings. But this affects my heart.

We owe it to all current and future veterans to tackle these challenges now, and this subcommittee is committed to achieving that goal.

It seems to me you make a lot of sense saying, we are not going to be in this business anymore, we want an off-the-shelf system.

We as members of Congress, and you as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, have a duty to provide the best care available to our veterans, who have sacrificed and faithfully served our Nation.

There are so many questions, but I must continue this discussion, having been part of this issue of records for the last 5, 6, 7 years.

Your statement was eloquent, so very important, and I think there are too many people who don't take the time to talk about the importance of this account back home.

The budget was shocking, disappointing. I can think of many other adjectives.

I want to thank you. And as a strong supporter of the BBG and other similar programs, many of us have had questions about their effectiveness.