One of his top priorities is to transform the VA into a truly 21st century organization.
OK. Well, we have had experience in the past where the VHA has recognized the need for increased resources.
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, ...
last week President Obama outlined a change in strategy to increase troops in Afghanistan by an additional 30,000
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Senator Johanns this morning, and all of our colleagues, for holding this really important hearing.
I think we can all agree that our veterans are best served when the VA and Congress work as partners.
I do have some additional questions for all of our panelists.
For the last 11 years, WIA often has not had the level of evaluation and reporting that it should.
Earlier this week, we learned that nearly 330,000 people are unemployed and looking for work in Washington State.
With a new Administration and Congress, we now have an opportunity for a successful reauthorization of this important law.
We have a lot of work to do. There are a lot of Veterans who have skills they earned in the military that do not count towards traditional b...