16,500, 12,000 nurses and pas. The figure is out to 287 unique visitors per provider per year. Think about that. Double it. Say its 500. The average private care physician this country sees, five times that. So when i hear that we need more providers and more money, i just go nuts. Because what we need is exactly what you said, representative coffman, we need leadership. And we need what the Ranking Member from the house said. We need the ability to control those that manage. And if you dont fix the real problems, youll be back here again and the commitment to our veterans will be wasted, and the most important thing is we will have wasted an opportunity to actually make a difference in their lives, which is our commitment to them. So i look forward to working im involved. I issued a report today, and mr. Chairman, i would like a copy of that report to be placed as part of the minutes. Without objection. It paints a dismal picture of the va, and its not just in health care. And if you
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