"One of the last things, I think, Mr. Chairman, that we need to do is make sure that we are hearing from veterans on these proposals."
"I am looking forward to hearing from those who are here today to testify and answer our questions."
"I just wanted to publicly acknowledge your service and thank you for working with us this year."
"Thank you for helping to hold the hearing today and thank you all for testifying and for answering all our questions."
"I think if we are able to follow this very good recommendation, I think it has to be tied to some measure of outcomes."
"What we know is student veterans are winners and, when given the right tools to succeed, they do every single time."
"I think all of us want to make sure that the Forever GI Bill is implemented successfully..."
"I understand the incredulity of you can't change a letter quickly, but, again, the letters that go out are integrated and part of essentially the automated code."
"I want to make sure that we are fully measuring outcomes here as well, and you suggested that we should have greater scrutiny and higher expectations for the educational institutions that are particip..."
"I have a number of questions, but I don't know that I understand the answer yet to Mr. Bilirakis' question on this 15-year time limit."
"And maybe there is someone out there in the private sector or in the volunteer community who would be willing to take a look at this code and offer their expertise if we are so taxed in being able to ..."