Zach Wamp: “I don't want to scare anybody, but I heard testimony yesterday that we may be in the 15th month of a 60-month recession.”

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.

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.

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 will stand with you in a bipartisan and unified way until you are successful on every front.