My bill, the GUARD VA Benefits Act, will simply reinstate criminal penalties for unaccredited claims representatives.

It is time to quit talking about this and get this done.

I think it is shameful that we didn't get it done last time and it is shameful we are not doing it right now.

The law states what we must do on 1 August. It is not an interpretation.

It is well past the point where Congress, taxpayers, and, most importantly, our student veterans are going to accept the same tired excuses.

You know how strongly I feel about the EHR modernization and what a priority it's been for us in the Committee and for patient care.

if we don't get this right, you and I need to go in the witness protection program, and I hope they hold a couple of spots for us.

That is an investment that is paying off big time that you all can leverage.

It makes me proud as an American to see our country treating this generation of veterans different than other generations.

I maintain that using data from self-reported registries creates a selection bias and is an inherently flawed way to conduct research.

Every American should have that experience. We all need to be reminded that the freedom we enjoy is because of the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.

I really enjoy these because it is actually where we bring the government to the people, not the other way around.

I told Richard on Monday, I said this looks like another train wreck that is about to happen with the budget.

The veterans of Puerto Rico have fought valiantly in every conflict since World War I.

We are going to end veteran homelessness by 2016, which I thought was an honorable goal to do.

We also believe very strongly that Medicare decision-making should be in the hands of the public's elected representatives.

IPAB, if implemented, will worsen this access problem.

This important legislation will safeguard the privacy of America's workers and give them greater control over their personal information.

These are all commonsense proposals that will protect the rights of workers and restore balance and fairness to the rules governing union elections.

I think this is an assault on liberty when you try to have a big federal government tell a tribal government what to do.

What these tribes are looking for is parity, the same as any other state and local government.

Since 1832, the Supreme Court has held that Native American tribes retain inherent powers of self-government.

The more centralized it gets, it doesn't get better. The Veterans Choice Program is a perfect example of one that we initiated.

They need to be fired if they are not doing the job.