along with congressman arrington, birdman, bryden ston, rowe and i look forward to serving our veterans of you. i can tell you this group, whether democrat or republican, we're here to help and we're going to make it so good. it will be one of our crown jewels, and it is happening already. as part of that process, secretary shelkin has carried out a really thorough review, and he had some very inside understanding of the va because he's been here, but a thorough review of the va to uncover all of the problems and challenges that we inherited, of which there are so many. based on those findings, we're putting plans into place to fix those problems and give our veterans the healthcare they need and the healthcare they deserve. they were so for me during this recent election, and i can promise them -- and they know it we have a team the likes of which has never, ever been assembled. that includes outside people who are so brilliant and so good, like ike and laurie. they're helping us, and they don't fail. much work lies ahead, but we will not rest until this job is totally done. during the