"Given this consolidation, this admission that the VA will not be able to provide all things for all veterans within the walls of the VA medical facilities."
"Thank you for being there, for making the commitment to our community, and we really appreciate TriWest having an operation center that is hiring veterans in El Paso."
"Dr. Shulkin mentions in the article the need for the VA to focus on those conditions and disabilities and illnesses that are connected to military service and to combat."
"Whatever imperfections or improvements that can be made, let's get to them as quickly as possible."
"Pay whatever it costs to get the appropriate person."
"So we are having a really hard time not even treading water, but just not sinking all together."
"I want to be an advocate for that funding, and I want to be able to convince my colleagues that that funding is necessary."
"I will again submit it should be a 13-point program and point number one should be reduce veteran suicide."
"If you say we are at high risk, does $148 million total base in OCO for the U.S. Army get you where you need to be?"
"There have to be consequences if there are new authorities and resources given to get the job done."
"If anyone has a specific number, I would love to hear it now. If not, we would just request that as a followup question for the record."