They are number 1 in my book forever. As a matter of fact, they ought to have the President's number on speed dial.
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Roe emphasizes the importance of Medal of Honor winners and their priority in receiving care.
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I want to give the VA a shout-out and there are some--obviously, we are going over some problems today that the VA had, but all in all I think the VA probably has the opportunity to be one of the best systems in the country.
I think one of the most distressing statistics I heard during our roundtable in Tennessee was that the second-leading cause of death between the ages of 10 and 34 is suicide.
It is embarrassing to me to go home and to look those folks in the eye who work as hard as they do and write the checks they do to see this big of a disaster, financial disaster.
I want to congratulate this entire committee. Every one of you finished in exactly 5 minutes, so congratulations.





