How do you look at them and say -- how do you deny them access? I don't get that.

these community-based clinics are extremely important to those Veterans that utilize those.

we have got all these baby boomers, we have got all these Veterans, is controlling the cost for health care, providing that.

if we cannot work through this, you are going to be basically getting into the fee business of outsourcing a lot of the care.

And on behalf of the veterans all across the country and particularly the veterans in the 19th district, this is a very important hearing and I am very proud that you had that.

This committee's oversight should be focused on empowering the FIO to encourage healthy competition at home and a level playing field for U.S. insurers abroad.

I believe in optional Federal charters for insurance.

I introduced legislation to stop this.

I think it would be a huge mistake.

We need to say, no, nobody believes it is going to happen.

Ours is specific to the United States, and I think it has worked very well.