Susan Davis: “tonight we are scrambling around to make up for a shortfall in veterans funding that was caused by the poor planning of…”

“tonight we are scrambling around to make up for a shortfall in veterans funding that was caused by the poor planning of this administration. The VA medical system cares for the brave men and women who have risked life and limb to serve this country without questioning why. Let us not forget that the VA's medical system serves as a back up to the Defense Department during national emergencies and as a Federal support organization during major disasters. Please consider my district, the city of San Diego. Our VA Medical Center is well managed, but is being forced to divert millions of its maintenance funds to partially cover its operating expenses while our communities' veterans sit on waiting lists of over 750 patients. Mr. Speaker, we are the keepers of the promise to America's veterans. We are obligated to address this funding crisis quickly and prevent it from happening again. The lives of countless men and women who defend it, or our own lives, may very well depend on it.”