"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman."
"If we are not working with the spouses and the families, we often lose a lot of the resources."
"But when our men and women transition from the battlefield to the civilian world, they often find that their skills are not understood by civilian employers."
"Ultimately, the VA and the Labor Department are organizations of people, and those in leadership roles will shape their cultures as well as their policies."
"We need you to be candid. If between the Congressional Budget Office and elsewhere it gets reduced from where you all think it ought to be, we want to know from this Committee's perspective because th..."
"OK. Well, we have had experience in the past where the VHA has recognized the need for increased resources."
"One of his top priorities is to transform the VA into a truly 21st century organization."
"I can guarantee that once you are there, you will be hearing a lot from me."
"OK, good. I look forward to hearing about your progress and what we can do to help."
"Well, it is a big challenge, but I am really glad that you are going to take that on because I think there are a lot of opportunities left simply because the two groups--veterans and the people who em..."
"We are now ramping up and we have a number of folks coming home. It will impact next year's budget. It certainly will impact budgets in the out years, so we need to have an honest figure on that."