I think Ranking Member Takano's bills are a great start to get us back on track in delivering better healthcare benefits to our veterans and supporting the VA.

the VA often puts actions ahead of planning.

Congress never authorized the EHR Modernization Program, and it has struggled from the very beginning.

I look forward to continuing to work on a bipartisan basis on this program and get a system and result that will benefit veterans and employees.

Those should be the loudest voices at that table.

I do not want too many cooks in the kitchen, you know.

It has faced issue after issue, and providers and veterans at these five sites are not getting the support and care they need.

Thank you very much, Mr. Mrvan.

I am convinced that H.R. 2499 is vitally important.

I look forward to collaborating across the aisle, as we successfully accomplished last Congress.

I represent Hampton Roads and recently got to talk to and visit the Hampton VA, which is doing a great job.

Their two complaints were that they wanted more space and they needed more people, which I think is kind of are universal complaints.

I just want to make sure we are prioritizing staying competitive so that they are incentivized to be able to see our patients.

How are we ensuring that when these patients are discharged, I am sure there is a discharge planner that makes sure they have a follow-up appointment, that make sure they go home with their meds.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 144.

Accountability at the VA is so important because it is fundamental to veterans and their experience with the Department.

These employees are hardworking people who want to serve our veterans. However, they are leaving the VA because their supervisors are not held accountable.

I am honored to be the chairwoman of the subcommittee. I look forward to working with Ranking Member Mrvan.

The VA must learn from its past failures and implement lessons learned.

Virginians know how to be good stewards of the environment without sacrificing jobs or hurting our economy.

Diplomacy matters, and we have cancelled these diplomatic meetings.

It is fitting that our first hearing is about the threat that is facing our country from the Chinese Communist Party.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Carter, for yielding me time to speak on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that my first address on the House floor is about a subject that is important to me and so many people in my…