"The best vehicle for the development of this housing is a public/private partnership known as enhanced-use leases."
"So as part of this settlement that the VA secretary entered into, basically the campus has to be veteran-centric."
"What this bill intends to do is deal with the homeless housing part of it, that they need to build these public/private partnerships to construct the housing."
"The numbers are daunting and the urgency to provide permanent homes to these veterans is a priority."
"I would like to enter my complete statement as well as letters and resolutions in support of H.R. 3484 into the record."
"the West LA VA Campus can be part of the solution. It can't be the only one."
"As a veteran, it is a privilege to represent the West LA Medical Center, the largest VA in the Nation."
"It is not a carve-out. The VA secretary still has to approve all leases at the campus."
"I am pleased to join you to discuss H.R. 3484, the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015 that I authored."
"I believe their formal support is recognition that our homeless Veterans deserve Permanent Supportive Housing."
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