I am very committed to the rebalance of the Asia-Pacific, and we had a discussion about that yesterday.

I want to thank both of you gentlemen for your service, and, of course, the service of the men and women who serve under your commands.

Stability in the Asia-Pacific region is critical to our National security.

This is a question relating to the U.S. rebalance to Asia while threats continue to materialize in other regions.

eliminating veterans' homelessness is a top priority and that you expect to eliminate homelessness among veterans by the end of this year.

Implementing the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act will also be a critical issue this Congress.

I commend you, all of you, for the efforts that you are undertaking.

I realize that the VA is the second-largest department in the entire Federal Government and so there are huge complexities involved in the challenges that you are facing.

I was very pleased to work with Senator Heller to introduce S. 471, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act.

I recently introduced S. 469, the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act, which will expand critical fertility services to injured and ill servicemembers and veterans.

How important is it for us to provide you with more consistent and better funding over a longer period of time to allow the Department to plan and execute these projects effectively?

I want to thank you for your extraordinary commitment to protecting, in particular, I do represent Hawaii, Hawaii's natural and cultural treasures.