I have emphasized the importance of fully funding and effectively implementing the BRAC program.

I look forward to discussing military construction and family housing needs with you.

Are you committed to the joint facility with the Army at Fort Bliss?

I think that hitting it now rather than waiting so long, as was done in Agent Orange, it is still late, but I am glad we are doing it.

this subcommittee has always put our Nation's veterans first, and I can say with great assurance that we will do whatever it takes, in a bipartisan manner, to work with you to make sure the VA has all of the necessary resources to take…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has one of the most important missions in our government.

I commend the Department for the decision on the Agent Orange diseases, and I think that is the right thing to do.

I think I am going to focus on Guam because that is clearly, I think, the most current issue that we have.

I will look forward to having you come to us with your suggestions, and then we certainly will be helpful.

The VA's 2011 budget request proposes an $11.4 billion increase above last year's level.

I think that the increase in the budget proposed, $5.2 billion for mental health treatment, is an increase from last year that is very warranted.