10/12/2015
https://www.nytimes.com...
"I am confident that my colleagues on the Conference Committee will also put their differences aside."
"The VA has got to be accountable. It has got to be efficient."
"Well, Mr. Acting Secretary, thank you very much for not dealing with niceties, for dealing with realities."
"Is it fair to say that to the degree that we strengthen the VA, we become less dependent on expensive contract care? Is that a fair statement?"