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Sam Farr

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Sam Farr is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, serving California's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. During his tenure, Farr was known for his advocacy on environmental issues, particularly in relation to coastal protection and sustainable agriculture. He played a significant role in promoting volunteerism and community service, as evidenced by his support for the National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.

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Mar 21, 2012

So I am coming here to tell you that even the President's budget is not adequate.

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Mar 21, 2012

what we did in Dodd-Frank law, which is the law of the land, is that we increased your responsibility exponentially.

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Mar 21, 2012

We borrow without a plan for paying it back by lowering taxes and not having the revenue to come in to be able to pay the bills.

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Mar 20, 2012

I mean, I totally agree with your assessment.

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Mar 20, 2012

I think you are the one that can break those silos.

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Mar 20, 2012

We are not professionally prepared at the local level to handle these issues, and I think that is the educational process that we also need to share.

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Mar 20, 2012

Don't they have to come to you and get assessed as to whether they need it?

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Mar 20, 2012

I hope the VA--Sam, you correctly point out we ought to do a little better job of trying to identify how to prevent post-traumatic stress syndrome.

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Mar 20, 2012

I think it might be wise in this next BRAC round...

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Mar 20, 2012

Absolutely. I mean, that is the reason for a national electronic record.

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Mar 20, 2012

I think if you can learn best management practices and encourage States--because this is really up to States and local governments--to implement something on the ground.

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Mar 20, 2012

I think we have seen in this committee since we really started helping VA with some resources, Congress really gave you the resources, I think you have done a remarkable job.

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