Richard Burr actually said...

I do believe that there is a willingness on both sides, at DOD and at VA, spearheaded by General Shinseki, to make this work.

But, in fact, this new grant program would be inconsistent with what I think the original intent was of the legislation.

There would be a great inconsistency in us offering preservation or maintenance dollars to some and not all.

There was a tremendous lack of confidence as to whether the Federal Government would do anything other than stand by and watch these histori...