questions you may have. mr. fuentes, at the beginning of your testimony, you said va must immediately address and i couldn't find it in the prohibited testimony. what was your first two or three sentences? >> my first statement was the change that was announced on how veterans elect to use the choice program. right now they are scheduled an appointment at va. if it is beyond 30 days, they keep the appointment and they call triwest or healthnet and explore what their options are in the private sector. that means they are making an informed decision when they decide to essentially reject the va appointment. if you change that to having the veteran make the election before exploring their private sector options, it is not an informed decision. and actually leads to veterans, if they go to the private sector having to go in the back of the line and restart their va