Brad Wenstrup

Military itself is not the answer, and diplomacy is key.

We need to really define, I believe, what our strategy is and what our principles are and then work in the right direction.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 8, strike ``90 days'' and insert ``one year''. Page 12, line 12, strike ``shall'' and insert…

Once again, I encourage all Members to support H.R. 1367, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would just like to take a second here to thank the ranking member for his hard work and putting forth many of the ideas that are in this bill and working with us, and thank him for his service to our country in the military and the high…

President Trump has repeatedly expressed his support for rebuilding our military.

I am concerned that the 2018 defense budget previewed by the White House... is not sufficient to fully resource the bold agenda to rebuild our military.

I appear before you today in strong support of a robust defense budget for fiscal year 2018.

I got here 4 years ago, and this was before the situation at Phoenix broke...

I appreciate what you're saying, Mr. Cox, from the standpoint as a caregiver, you want an environment that can work...

Obviously, our goal was to provide care for those in need for our veterans, and one of the things that I have seen that assures our veteran patients as much as anything else is having a primary care doctor they call their own.

I would like to hear from, really, all of you. Because my feeling, in the ideal situation for the VA or for any--for any health care system whatsoever, that everyone has a primary care doctor.

Get help from Congress or get Congress to get out of the way and let those things happen.

Ultimately, our goal is to get care to our patients.

If you have gone and credentialed through the VA itself.

Well, the question I have, though, is, if someone calls for an appointment and they are being told, you know what, you can be seen in 3 weeks, you know, here at the VA.

So, and let me go to you for a second, Dr. Rogove, when you are talking about the licensure across States and things like that.

Just 2 weeks ago, Representative Wenstrup introduced legislation to reform the hiring process at the VA, calling the process 'lengthy and inefficient.'

So I am just curious how we are doing on sixth generation.

You know, that graphic there is very telling and obviously very concerning.

I think it is important that we discuss the maintenance of air dominance and the role that the fifth generation fighters are playing.

How important is the role of Wright-Patterson in Ohio for the future of our air dominance?

I think that probably makes it tough on your retention as well, especially for pilots where there are opportunities in the private sector.

We as a country still have more work to do to ensure that all the men and women who have served this Nation, and want a meaningful career after uniform are able to do so.

I appreciate everything that each of you is doing to connect veterans to meaningful jobs as they exit the military.