The Chairman. Good morning and welcome to today's Full
Committee hearing entitled, ``A Matter of Life and Death:
Examining Preventable Deaths, Patient Safety Issues, and
Bonuses for VA Executives Who Oversaw Them.''
Before we begin, I would like to ask unanimous consent that
our colleagues from Pennsylvania, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Murphy, and
Mr. Rothfus be allowed to sit at the dais and participate in
today's proceedings.