Let it be voted on. Now,ly qualify, i am a registered republican. I have been registered as an independent. I have voted for two democratic president s. But we must all remember, we are americans first, party last. Have a good day. From randall, washington, d. C. , is up next. Hello. Caller hello . Youre on. Caller randall in d. C. . Yes, youre on. Caller okay. I simply want to say people are forgetting, they voted for gridlock, the republicans did. They voted republicans in twice. They initially voted them into the house so they would they botched the republic argument about all the power rested in one party. So, to counter obama, and im sure a little of it had some race factor in it, they voted in gridlock. Nothing is said about it because they thought the republicans would do even more when they voted them into the senate. And, like i said, the other factor is race. People working class people who are democrats, republicans, black or white, should all be working together against cla
We also need a robust pipeline of discovery thatll lead to new drug candidates for all different kinds of infections. So the limited population idea and the streamlining of Clinical Trials which wouldnt just decrease the time frame, it also decreases the cost and the, you know, the number of people needed, so it would do a number of things, that is one thing that we can do at fda that we think would be beneficial and would be beneficial for patients, but its not going to fix this problem we have of investment. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I yield back. I think that concludes this round of questioning. Well have followup questions, im sure, from members. Well send them to you and ask that you please respond. But, again, dr. Woodcock, you are a terrific witness. Thank you for your being so forthright, clear in your answers, and we will now take a three minute recess as we set up for the second panel. Thank you. The subcommittee willw reconvene on our second panel. Today we have, and ill them
Have been occurring on a regular basis since Early September so i would like to thank you and i appreciate the time that you have invested in openly communicating with the staff on the house and the senate side of the committee on the implementation issues in the progress that you have been making on this implementation issues. In the va i hope it is a precedent for improving relationships as we go forward. The law provided Additional Resources and authorities to provide for the key improvements for veterans. Timely access to health care, expansion of the internal capacity and the indication of the benefits. Today i hope you will hear tangible ways that benefits. The veterans are getting the outcomes intended. If there are roadblocks to the implementation you need to know what they are and how it can be fixed on those roadblocks. With regards to timely access to health care i am aware that the department has expressed serious concerns with the 90 day deadline on the Choice Program. The
Given an opportunity to help try to change the direction of the country. I believe thats not just an opportunity but an obligation and we are focused and committed to focus on the economy as well as getting people back to work to strengthen the middle class. Joining in what my colleagues have said there is a lot of work up there to be done. Im optimistic. We have the rules of the senate that allows us to do it. It gives us follow those rules. Im also lost the sick there are a lot of things beyond the Keystone Pipeline that there is tremendous agreement on if we can just get to that work and i believe the new majority leader is absolutely committed to see that we get this work done. Lots of legislation like senator barrasso just said for more American Energy and things that produce good jobs to take care of families in ways that families would like to be able to take care of themselves and frankly the president is going to engage one way or another. The last four years not much reason f
Please proceed with your testimony. Chairman miller, distinguished members of the committee, our goiding principles for implementation of the choice act have been to do whats right for veterans and to be good stewards of taxpayer resources. While our challenges are clear, were turning those challenges into opportunities to improve the care and service we provide to veterans. We are reorganizing v. A. For success to make sure we maximize those opportunities. We call that reorganization my v. A. , an associated Customer Service solution that goes along with it. Because we want veterans to view us as an organization that belongs to them. Providing quality care in the ways they need and the ways they want to be served. My v. A. Entails functions, operations, improving processes, leveraging technology and enhancing efficiency, increasing productivity and effectively implementing the choice act. A 360degree effort to provide veterans with a Seamless Integrated v. A. Regardless of how they co