"I am afraid that we find, too often, that we have people there that are self-serving, which goes directly against the life of those that serve in the military who are there to serve for others."
"I want to thank you, and I want to thank all the panel Members today for your testimony, and taking the questions, and sharing your insights."
"I want to thank this first panel for your testimony and answering all our questions, and your willingness to serve."
"I look forward to hearing from each of our witnesses as to how we can better spread the word not only within the local area, but nationally as to why employers should always want to bring the men and ..."
"And it must be done if we are going to get more of our veterans and their skills to work, and increase our collective competiveness."
"You know what? that veteran who is sick doesn't care. They want to be seen and they want to be taken care of."
"I think the things we come away with are--and we have all known this--there is no one answer for every veteran that we face."
"I appreciate the reality of that. We got it done. So I understand the frustration."
"It is great to work with a thoughtful legislator like Mark. He continues to put the goals of the veterans first."
"Without helping veterans find meaningful employment through HVRP, we are only providing them temporary housing, but we are not setting them up for long-term and sustainable success."
"I thank you very much."