You don't want to waste money setting something up that another county doesn't need, but is needed somewhere else.

Family First presents a real opportunity to shift kind of the way we think about the role of Federal foster care dollars and how they can be more effectively spent.

There is that local level ability to fit what is needed case-by-case that I really hope we are driving towards.

I think we have to think about that because there may be initiatives that one or two counties really need, and the others don't.

In addition to a strong commitment to moving towards a primary prevention focus of our work, we believe that those efforts have to happen at the county and community level.

Our bill authorizes VA recruiters to make job offers to physicians up to 2 years prior to fulfilling all of the VA's requirements.

The goal, I think, for our VA health care system should be to deliver quality care efficiently in a timely fashion.

An axiom I heard often when I started on the Committee was that 'when you've seen one VA, you've seen one VA.'

I contend that as long as Congress sees fit to impose any standard on the VA regarding those caring for veterans, we have a duty to ensure that the standard is appropriate.

I believe that advancement of this legislation will help begin to fill the VA's many vacant health care positions.

I believe that this bill, which I introduced along with Congressmen Correa and Congressman Bost will help the VA to fill some of these vacancies.

What you said before, Mr. O'Rourke, is very true, this Committee gets a lot of things done and works very well together.