"Chairman Arrington, Ranking Member O'Rourke, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, The American Legion thanks this Subcommittee for holding this important hearing."
"Earlier transition engagement with the veteran. Okay? Earlier engagement in the process."
"But to get at those things earlier, to have a profile after an assessment that is meaningful, it is real assessment."
"I think every President, whether you are Republican or Democrat, they ought to have their folks in place."
"I want to trace it back to whether that program actually had that effect."
"I am very proud of it because I really--you know, it is very much a, sort of, west Texas principle that, you know, you wouldn't ask something from somebody, especially something so great as to be will..."
"Can you imagine if we spent the time and resources that we do on the front-end training them on the back-end to, sort of, refocus them?"
"Let's have a more comprehensive assessment. Let's have individualized plans."
"I am very concerned with the lack of continuity and political leadership at the VA."
"I am not going to wait and study this more, and the veterans don't want to wait. They deserve better."
"Thank you for your leadership on the Committee and your commitment to our veterans."