committee along with johnny isakson from georgia. i have a challenge for you. i'm going to be objecting to this bill because it throws money and doesn't solve the real problem. and i know most of my colleagues disagree with me on that, but i actually did the work. i started a year before all the v.a. scandals started, i've documented nearly a thousand deaths at the hands of lack of our oversight. the lack of us holding the v.a. accountable. people are going to make mistakes all the time. we're the ones that have no excuse for not holding the v.a. accountable. our veterans deserve the very best. we cannot eliminate all the tragedies that occur with war. some of the most remarkable things happen during this bill. i have a military liaison who had significant injuries as he served this country. he got targeted by the veterans groups that wanted to pass this bill. talk about dishonoring a veteran? you're going after my m.l.a., who served this country with distinction, whose had multiple, multiple operations because of his injuries secondary to burns in his service