I do not know for sure, but what could be happening forcing you to the open market would be if the vendors and or manufacturers just said we cannot make any money selling this product, so we just will not provide it.

The other thing that is a real problem, Mr. Michaud, that you hit on that is extremely important is the importation or large amounts of generic drugs to this country.

If you do not get those right, that person can die. They can overdose and die.

Let me give you the old if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Let's say there is a medicine on short supply. What does the VA do?

Because what happens, I can tell you if I am the doc in the VA and I do not have medicine for my patient in the ICU who is having problems, I am going to be beating on the administrator that day to get me what I need to take care of that…

I really think that there was a complete failure when you see this veteran out on the street and to see them come up with a place to live and a job is one of the most rewarding things I have seen since I have been in Congress.

I am so thankful that General Shinseki has really made homeless veterans a priority because those veterans, both men and women, have really literally lost everything, no place even to live.

I think that probably is the single most important thing that a veteran can have when they leave is their family to go home to, someone waiting for them, and, secondly, a job to go to, a profession.

I wonder if we could or would it be helpful for us? You have less than 1 percent of the House of Representatives sitting here and obviously we did not know what was going on and we are on the Committee.

the VA has the power to be omnipresent.

I don't understand why NIMH wouldn't be here. And I think we need to have an explanation.