"We are dealing within the confines of a zero sum game."
"If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority."
"I do not like the new rule making from the VBA and I do not like this forcing veterans and VSOs to use these standardized forms."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"I hope that it continues to move in that direction."
"So if I could just summarize it to a one-word answer, it would be, no, we are not suffering in other areas for prioritizing the disability claims and the other issues that you raised?"
"I would appeal to you to use something like the Faster Filing Act to allow veterans, VSOs to file a claim in whichever way they think is best."
"Thank you. Mr. Commandant, I would also like to join my colleagues in thanking you for your service and through you thanking the men and women who serve our country in the Coast Guard."
"I feel so strongly about keeping our ships forward-deployed in the transit zones."
"I am certainly no apologist for the administration's National security strategy, and I have some significant concerns with it."
"the mess we are in is a result of our invasion of that country in the first place."
"I think you have put your finger, Congressman, on an important issue, and we have to think about the costs and benefits of how we intervene."