Chris Deluzio

I think one of the things you will hear across the dais here is we all want to make sure that my fellow veterans can receive the treatment that is safe and effective.

I think the AUKUS-related production makes strengthening the industrial base even more urgent.

There are too many instances where veterans fall through the cracks and do not receive the care they need, when and where they need it.

As the largest integrated healthcare system in this country, the Veterans Health Administration is perhaps one of the most well positioned to effectively coordinate patients care.

I want to thank House Veterans Affairs' Committee Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Reps. Mrvan, Brownley, and Deluzio.

Was hoping you could talk a bit about the specialized, unique nature of the work these VA police officers undertake related--I am thinking about crisis intervention training, the importance of having a special understanding of how to…

Thank you for being here.

We think we are at this critical moment where we have a chance to have more veterans who are now eligible come into the VA.

This country has a sacred obligation to all of you, to all of us to care for you.

This defense industry consolidation, this lack of competition, it's leaving us, I fear, ill-prepared and harming our national security and readiness.

I think Washington is waking up more and more to these costs.

And the third constituency is the American people, because it is your sons and daughters that are going to do the fighting and dying if we defend Taiwan against an attack by China.

It is important for the Taiwanese to know whether we are going to defend them or not.

So, for me, strategic clarity means that we are clear as a nation that we would defend Taiwan if China attacks Taiwan to forcibly reunite with them.

The second constituency is the Chinese themselves. They need to know the cost of invading Taiwan.