Mike Levin

It is our duty as a grateful Nation to provide our service members with the support and the time that they need to successfully transition into civilian life.

It is unacceptable for a transitioning service member to be told they are irreplaceable and therefore can not attend a TAP class.

Our duty as legislators is to deliver resources to accomplish our shared goal, but we can only do so if our partners make us aware of what is needed.

The time for excuses is over.

A one size fits all approach simply does not suffice.

We have got to strive to create a transition process that is tailored to the specific needs of each service member.

It is my honor to advocate for the brave men and women in uniform.

I want to specifically thank Congressman Levin for inviting me here today and for his persistent pursuit to find solutions to end Veteran homelessness.

I think it is sorely lacking in Washington, D.C.

I am so grateful for the leadership that you show and the collaboration that you employ in your duties to serve our veteran community.

I strongly support fixing this and I hope that we can work on a bipartisan basis to figure this out.

It has been a constant struggle trying to get the attention of the DOD.

One of the most important tools that we have got to improve access is the ability to project base HUD-VASH vouchers.

I am going to continue to fight for passage of H.R. 645, Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick's Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act.

It seems backward that veterans with service-connected disabilities could be denied housing.

I, first, want to welcome you and thank you for coming to our beautiful congressional district.

One of the most important tools that we have got to improve access is the ability to project base HUD-VASH vouchers.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how they believe what works, what needs to be improved, and how Congress can employ them to ensure that no veteran goes unhoused across our country.

We must pass programs and continue to do the oversight on them and this can never be at the expense of veterans getting the services they need.

Well, you have my commitment, being very knowledgeable about the work that you do, that our office will do whatever we can to assist in that regard.

As the former chairman of the subcommittee I concur with what Ranking Member Takano said.

We just have a lot of work to do, and I am a retired enlisted guy so I know how to work.

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

Permanent housing is an essential component to a stable life.

After promising repeatedly that he wouldn't change the Default on America Act, Speaker McCarthy did make concessions and ended up altering the underlying bill.