"I believe that all veterans should be able to get the care they have earned."
"it will be dead on arrival if it lands here in Congress."
"Modernizing our VA into a 21st Century organization is not an easy task."
"I think our veterans already paid, and proposals that just simply balance the VA budget on their backs are, you know, as far as I am concerned, dead on arrival."
"As the lead sponsor of the Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, I was especially glad to see the budget enable the VA to provide additional specialty care for female veterans."
"There would be a real risk to just everyday average families."
"So this is a real challenge."
"Mental health is something that I have talked about for a long time."
"We created an Office of Rural Health within the VA to improve the delivery of care to rural veterans."
"Many tell me they have to drive several hours--through snowy and icy conditions in the winter time--just to see their doctor."
"If you could, because I am concerned about whether or not that is accurate; and if it is, what we are doing to provide outreach and better access for our servicemembers in more rural areas."