Haley Stevens: “We have held this until last because of the budget problem involved. This takes $1.3 billion from the amount that has…”

“We have held this until last because of the budget problem involved. This takes $1.3 billion from the amount that has already been allocated to the VA/HUD Subcommittee that causes considerable consternation as to what we are going to do with it in the future. We all admit that is the problem. We all know there is a severe problem for veterans to deal with medical care, and we look forward to working with the Senators from Missouri and Maryland to work out this problem. To the best of my knowledge, we now have one remaining amendment to be debated, and that is the amendment of Senator Brownback. I ask that amendment 1825 be adopted.”