We need you to be candid. If between the Congressional Budget Office and elsewhere it gets reduced from where you all think it ought to be, we want to know from this Committee's perspective because that communication breakdown means that veterans won't get the care they need if we are short with funding.
Murray emphasizes the importance of transparency in budget discussions for veterans' care.
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