Jon Tester: “But if there are ways we can make it work, because the VSOs are going to represent the veterans, quite frankly, that is…”

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.

This is -- what's gone on the last two weeks or so, 10 days, has been nothing short of craziness.

If that was possible it would already be done.

I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.