I certainly do not know of any time in the time that I have been in this Congress when we have even contemplated reducing veterans' benefits by such a large amount, and I would hope that we see nothing like that in the bill that is being reported by the committee, or that will be reported by the committee very shortly.
Addressing concerns about potential reductions in veterans' benefits during a committee discussion.
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