Robert A. McDonald: “I deeply appreciate the Committee's concern and unwavering support for our veterans and for the mission of the…”

Thank you, Chairman Miller. I look forward to working with you and the rest of the committee to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the kind of care that our veterans deserve.

We deeply appreciate the President's and Congress's steadfast support for veterans, their families and survivors, as well as the advocacy of veteran service organizations.

It is just silly to think that we have a national issue with veterans being homeless.

The House proposed $1.4 billion reduction of the VA's budget request would mean $688 million less for veterans' medical care and a 50 percent cut in VA's construction budget.