Dedicated to serving them. Thats what va is to veterans and thats why you dont find veterans demanding Community Care as the only choice. The demand for that only choice comes from elsewhere. It doesnt come from veterans. Veterans know better. I have tested this during my time as secretary, when somebody tells me that veterans should only have the choice of the Choice Program, i ask them are you a veteran . And by and large the answer is no. And then i ask to be here in between votes and, mr. Secretary, pleasure that you are here with us as well. I have a specific set of circumstances that ive addressed to you in a letter and want to follow up in this setting today. And i have no doubt but what you and other officials at the va are sympathetic and concerned and want to resolve the circumstances we find ourselves in with a particular employee at a particular va hospital in our state. We have the circumstance just to set the background for my questions, we face one of the worst examples
Particularly at sections 101 and 102, which deal with residency slots, the use of provisions of regulations that we feel strongly that these would be a positive aspect to allow us to develop more residencesy programs in va to have the potential to recruit residents from those programs to provide care for veterans. I think also looking at section 300, which deals with additional provisions that put Network Directors and Medical Center directors under title 38 and allow us to be more competitive as we recruit in all localities and address complexity challenges that are facing a number of our locations, these are all going to be very positive actions that will help us i think be competitive in the Health Care Market today. Im going to join as a cosponsor of this measure. I think it is absolutely vital and i thank to thank senator tester for his leadership. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Senator rounds, followed by senator tester. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I just wanted to followup also on senato
We have a lot more time and more maturity in the airplane we have upgraded that list. The 80 number you heard at eglin, which was accurate, for the entire fleet today is about half that now. Thats not the best part of the story. Thats the whole fleet. The best part is the lot 6 and 7 airplanes were fielding today were improving today because of the things in the last two years, they are only seeing a handful of 1s and 2s everyday. And that 40 includes the 80 includes all the older airplanes that until they are upgraded, they are going to still have that issue but the newer airplanes, much better. The general has experience with the new airplanes at Hill Air Force base that they have been using. He might be able to tell you more. Those airplanes, maam, we have three of them up there. They have not lost a sortie since they delivered them. As we have delivered these newer airplanes, they are performing really well. Eglin still has older ones and struggle with the older systems the Program
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