Robert A. McDonald

The House proposed $1.4 billion reduction of the VA's budget request would mean $688 million less for veterans' medical care and a 50 percent cut in VA's construction budget.

It is a real conundrum for them, and it is life changing for families. We have to do this.

We take them very seriously because they are an opportunity to improve, and we remediate every single finding they come up with.

The impact of these cuts to veterans' care and benefits is unacceptable to me, and I know it is unacceptable to members of Congress.

The $1.4 billion spending cut basically means less veterans are going to get care.

we shouldn't punish veterans or servicemembers by having boundaries between organizations that get in the way of their care.

No, this is your V.A., too, and you can change it.

We are committed to ending veteran homelessness by the end of this year.

Reforming VA health care cannot be achieved by dismantling it or by preventing veterans from receiving the specialized care and services that can be received only from VA.

Any veteran committing suicide is disastrous.

It is just silly to think that we have a national issue with veterans being homeless.

We deeply appreciate the President's and Congress's steadfast support for veterans, their families and survivors, as well as the advocacy of veteran service organizations.