Thirty percent is some number that people pulled out, but one percent could be enough.

I have got to tell you. A few years ago when I joined the Navy, I did it to try and help a lot of our wounded soldiers when they were coming back and coming in the hospital.

I do not hear anybody saying, you know what, this was wrong.

Is that going to happen?

At least five people died. One other thing I wanted to point out here, when people are saying that there was some testing done, what I have here is some information that says that is not true.

Mr. Chairman, I hope that someone could answer this question because it is critical because I understand a lot of that data had been destroyed.

A few years ago when I joined the Navy, I did it to try and help a lot of our wounded soldiers.

It almost sounds like in some ways it is people washing their hands and saying, you know what, I did not set the standards, there are no national standards.

I think it causes about 50,000 lives a year and maybe $100 billion or so.

I have the highest respect for you and the VA. And you have received national awards in the Veterans Administration for your work to stop hospital acquired infections.

Did you test all the systems?

I remember once being at a ceremony at VA Pittsburgh receiving some national recognition for its superb record of dealing with hospital acquired infections.

This is a serious problem.

And we have some people dead here and I do not hear anybody saying, you know what, this was wrong.

And one of my concerns also is here you have some cases showing up and the medical staff was not notified.

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I have no more speakers on this bill, and I'm prepared to close if the gentleman from North Carolina is prepared to close, as well.