In the midst of all this, we had $1.4 billion cut out of the House VA appropriations bill, which I know we will deal with it in our own way over here that would result in less veterans getting care, more specifically, about $690 million cut to medical care means 70,000 fewer veterans would receive the health care they need.
Tester highlights budget cuts affecting veteran healthcare.
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No, I don't think so. I think you just got to make sure you know what you're doing, what you stand for and what you've accomplished.
There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.
I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.
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