and that truly puts veterans first. bob's the manager we need to help get this done. so i urge the senate to the confirm him as soon as possible. i also urge the senate to finally confirm my nominee for cfo, helen tierney, my nominee for assist can the secretary for policy, lynda schwartz, my nominee to lead the board of veterans appeals, con stas tobias. they have all been waiting and waiting and waiting for a vote. in constance's case for more than a year. we need them on the job now. and congress needs to act and help us do right by our veterans. we've got to do right by veterans like corporal kyle carpenter. some of you may have seen the story of kyle. i recently had the privilege of presenting kyle with the medal of honor for his actions in afghanistan where he used his body 0 shield his best friend from a grenade blast.