Mike Bost actually said...

"Okay. The next question I have--I am limited on my time here--but can you please give the details and the procedures that VA uses in relation to a compensation claim to verify a veteran's potential in..."

"We absolutely owe this benefit to the spouses of our heroes."

"So, the normal procedure?"

"the idea with the Congress giving us a cost-of-living adjustment is there is nothing in the standing statute that says we can mandate us doing it automatically."