Political Quotes

Thank you for holding today's hearing, and I certainly appreciate having the opportunity to be here to discuss the 'Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act.'

But I can assure you that the staff are working very hard to make sure that this is the right program for these individuals and they are not signing over their VA benefits.

I think it is important now, at the beginning of this Congress, in light of the statistics that I cited, that you as well cited, Mr. Stearns, that we acknowledge that they have, perhaps, undertaken a study, but we want it to be as…

But I do think that this bill is important because it provides the type of guidance, as well as authorizes the resources necessary.