I looked at the Congressional Quarterly this morning, and the figure that I saw set out in there was $90.7 billion for the VA. If the gentleman is saying that I am wrong, and I am wrong, then I would apologize about that.
Ed Whitfield: “I looked at the Congressional Quarterly this morning, and the figure that I saw set out in there was $90.7 billion for…”
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Discussing budget figures for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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