We need to continue to work on that and make sure that the veterans of this country do not have to come back every year, hat in hand, begging for money.
Jon Tester: “We need to continue to work on that and make sure that the veterans of this country do not have to come back every year…”
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Tester emphasizes the need for a stable budget for veterans.
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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 think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.
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.





