Julia Brownley: “Next, H.R. 1702, introduced by Mr. Barber of Arizona, would permanently authorize the VA to operate the Veterans…”

It is with a heavy heart that I come before this body to remember the 12 innocent lives lost 5 years ago today at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. Our community was forever changed by this tragedy inflicted by the…

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I hope it happens sooner versus later.

It is just I feel as though we have given--this committee has given the VA a lot of tools and sometimes those tools are underutilized to get to the goals that we are trying to get to.