My concern is this, and I expressed this when I was running for office, is that a lot of people, unfortunately, folded some of these funds--these emergency funds--into essentially programmatics and they started depending on them knowing…

Permanent housing is an essential component to a stable life.

We have got to find ways to fund these essential programs without putting a huge financial burden on the backs of the taxpayers.

Thank you, ma'am.

We must take a multifaceted approach to address the underlying specific needs of each individual veteran.

I found the Department of Defense to be obstructionist when it comes to allowing us to access our Transition Assistance Program.

Outstanding. Well, thank you very much for coming.

Thank you all again for participating in today's hearing.

I guarantee if we keep these people and our veterans on the forefront of our minds that we are going to come to an equitable solution.

Listen, no veteran should be going unhoused. We just--we just should not, and some of my veteran brothers and sisters, unfortunately, you know, wind up in that situation.

I also know that it is my responsibility to make things better to the best of my ability.

That is unacceptable. We are going to work on that.

I am a retired Navy SEAL.

I will tell you what, I have learned several different things that were disconcerting during your testimony and, again, a lot of these problems keep me up at night.

There is a program under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that is specifically designed to help with formerly incarcerated folks getting job training to make sure that they break that cycle of recidivism.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how they believe what works, what needs to be improved.

The rate of veteran homelessness in San Diego County has dropped by nearly 30 percent over the last 4 years.

I want to find the answer to that question because, again, we have to start doing upstream solutions.