"So perhaps relative to other Federal departments, this is a similar problem, and you know, despite, I think, some very valid concerns raised by Mr. Frye, we don't have any proof yet of specific instances where someone has died or been injured because of this practice."
"Mr. O'Rourke. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Halliday, do we have any idea of how these failures compare to those that we might find in other Federal departments or agencies?"
"can you comment on any change you've seen in leadership related to these control issues, accountability, and ensuring that we're safeguarding taxpayer dollars under this new administration?"
"So we really need some significant, bold, dramatic change. It has to be in accountability control."
"But what makes it absolutely unacceptable is that this just follows in a litany of unaccountability at the VA."
"I think the VA needs accountability."
"Did I hear you correctly?"
"I appreciate you being here, Mr. Gibson."
"Perhaps there is a communication breakdown in El Paso in terms of what they believe they can or cannot do."
"In El Paso, Texas, the community I serve and represent, I hear persistently from veterans about our women's clinic and its shortcomings."
"I would be much more inclined to support a new appropriation than to take money from veterans who need to be served in communities like mine."