mr. kaufman, i am truly believe that he is just a great asset to us and will be a great asset in leading maybe, coordinating the task force, but i just wanted to get up and off the ground and really moving forward. >> yes. >> and then the last thing i just heard and in our commentary about the numbers, and then really be reflective of today's syposium, and it talked about when we talked about a lot of interventions for young people. and i thing that there are some adult interventions that also need to happen and some of the disproportionalty, i think that we need to call it out and some adults need the intervention and we need to address some of that as well in this process and i believe, in the task force, we can find those areas, where we need to help some adults move to a different way of thinking around our young people, whether they are african americans, and latino, or any of the young person and i think that we need to be open to understanding that adults need to think and stratize differently and we can do that well together and not being afraid to call on our own issue and bring

mr. kaufman. dr. lynch, how long have you been with the va system >> about 30 years. >> how long have you been in senior leadership? >> about a year and a half. >> you know, what surprises me and i certainly commend the va for having this access to care initiative. i think the problem is that, and i think we need to be convinced because what we're asking is the same people that drove us into this ditch, to figure out how to get us out of this ditch, and what amazes me is the fact that in the leadership with the va, all of the issues that have come forward through whistle blowers. and i know that you went -- when the story -- i think it was a catalyst for this, which was the phoenix va scandal, i think you personally went down there to look at it. i mean you didn't -- >> i've been to phoenix four times. >> when you testified before this committee you went there, you came back, you didn't talk to the schedulers that were actually doing the work, you didn't talk to dr. foote the key whistle blower. you m

mr. kaufman, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. jesse, last year dr. steven coughlin testified that va's 2010 national health study included over 20% gulf war veterans and produced important data regarding their exposures to pesticides, oil well fires, and bromide pills. those of us who served in the gulf war remember those. but va has not released these data. dr. jesse, is va hiding vital information about a quarter million gulf war veterans who are waiting for care just as va has been hiding information on veteran patient wait times? will you provide the committee with all of the gulf war data within 30 days. >> well, i will answer the first question and say categorically we're not hiding data. understanding gulf war illness is crucial. it's crucial, and we need that data to do that. in these data sets, the way that the research works, is to begin to publish the data in the studies that they can put together looking into that data set. this is what dr. coughlin was working on. va is also actually working on moving towards the whole construct of open

mr. kaufman, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. jesse, last year dr. steven coughlin testified that va's 2010 national health study included over 20% gulf war veterans and produced important data regarding their exposures to pesticides, oil well fires, and bromide pills. those of us who served in the gulf war remember those. but va has not released these data. dr. jesse, is va hiding vital information about a quarter million gulf war veterans who are waiting for care just as va has been hiding information on veteran patient wait times? will you provide the committee with all of the gulf war data within 30 days. >> well, i will answer the first question and say categorically we're not hiding data. understanding gulf war illness is crucial. it's crucial, and we need that data to do that. in these data sets, the way that the research works, is to begin to publish the data in the studies that they can put together looking into that data set. this is what dr. coughlin was working on. va is also actually working on moving towards the whole construct of open

mr. kaufman, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the veterans administration here today. this is my second year on this committee. and i'm proud as a marine corpsu veteran.ld t it's the most bipartisan gatio committee in the congress. we're making sure that the nation meets its obligations to the veterans of this country and the military. i feeli that every hearing i've had prior to this, it's deny, cover up, and then delay giving any information to us.en no accountability, no ha transparency on behalf of the eo veterans administration. and, you know, i've got to tell. you, i think there are a lot oft great men andh women who work fr the veterans administration, and a lot of them are the b whistleblowers who have put themselves at risk, that if not for them, we wouldn't be here today. hi cleaning up this problem. and i just want to say that i think a third, if i understand n it right, of the men and women . that work in the veterans administration are in fact as veterans themselves.e and i would love if you would o l

mr. kaufman, you're recognized for five minutes. >> dr. lynch, how long you been with the va system? >> about 30 years, sir. >> how long have you been in senior leadership? >> about a year and a half. >> you know, what surprises me and i certainly commend the va for having this access to care initiative. i think the problem is that, and i think we need to be convinced because what we're asking is the same people that drove us into this ditch, to figure out how to get us out of this ditch, and what amazes me is the fact that in the leadership with the va, all of the issues that have come forward through whistleblowers, and i know that you went -- when the story -- i think it was a catalyst for all this which was the phoenix va scandal, and i think you personally went down there to look at it. i mean, you didn't -- >> i've been to phoenix four times. >> when you testified before this committee, you went there, you came back. you didn't talk to the schedulers that were actually doing the work. you didn't talk to dr. foote, the key whistleblower. you made no outreach to him. you didn't t

mr. kaufman. dr.lynch, how long have you been with the va system >> about 30 years. >> how long have you been in senior leadership? >> about a year and a half. >> you know, what surprises me and i certainly commend the va for having this access to care initiative. i think the problem is that, and i think we need to be convinced because what we're asking is the same people that drove us into this ditch, to figure out how to get us out of this ditch, and what amazes me is the fact that in the leadership with the va, all of the issues that have come forward through whistle blowers. and i know that you went -- when the story -- i think it was a catalyst for this, which was the phoenix va scandal, i think you personally went down there to look at it. i mean you didn't -- >> i've been to phoenix four times. >> when you testified before this committee you went there, you came back, you didn't talk to the schedulers that were actually doing the work, you didn't talk to dr. foote the key whistle blower. you ma

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