Zach Wamp: “I want to make reference to four retiring Members... All four of these men have meant so much to this institution and…”

Let's try to find some logical middle ground. And then write some language that allows these outside groups to contribute to these unbelievable Americans and their families.

And frankly, if this were anything other than the United States military sitting across the table having this versus what I just heard, we would have a field day at ripping you apart.

I understand the desire to sometimes take us out of this picture, but I do think that Chairman Edwards' leadership has proven that we can annually allocate these resources in an effective way and get the money to you on time and use this…

We need to have a comprehensive program that will target therapy development, and that is what we don't have in the United States, and we don't have in our V.A. system.