Robert A. McDonald: “The impact of these cuts to veterans' care and benefits is unacceptable to me, and I know it is unacceptable to members…”

Secretary McDonald said that he was going to try to increase the transparency of the agency and that he would not tolerate whistleblower retaliation.

Thank you, Chairman Miller. I look forward to working with you and the rest of the committee to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the kind of care that our veterans deserve.

The President, our Commander in Chief, asked me to serve. I want to do well by my country and I accepted that challenge.

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