CHARLES W. DENT: “I just want to say I rise in support of the amendment. A number of Members have offered amendments relating to the VA…”

“I just want to say I rise in support of the amendment. A number of Members have offered amendments relating to the VA performance bonus awards. The gentleman's amendment is the most comprehensive, and I would encourage other Members to join with Mr. Rothfus rather than offer their own amendments. We have all certainly been outraged by the behavior of some VA employees and the consequences for veterans' health and well-being resulting from incompetence, deceit, and deception. A ban on all senior executive service performance bonuses is a needed wake-up call to the VA bureaucracy which, as we have seen, needs to change its culture to ensure veterans' needs are their top priority. I support the amendment.”