"My concern is this, and I expressed this when I was running for office, is that a lot of people, unfortunately, folded some of these funds--these emergency funds--into essentially programmatics and they started depending on them knowing full well that they were going to sunset."
"Permanent housing is an essential component to a stable life."
"We have got to find ways to fund these essential programs without putting a huge financial burden on the backs of the taxpayers."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"I want to thank all the dedicated organizations, the practitioners, and the experts who are here with us today."
"I came here to get tasked by you and I am going to get down and I am going to sit down, as I said, with Ranking Member Levin here and come up with some solutions."
"I now recognize Representative Kim for 5 minutes."
"This problem is only going to get worse as more veterans receive benefits under the Promising to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act."
"Thank you, Representative Kim."
"I had a terrible experience with the Transition Assistance Program. I thought it was nearly meaningless."
"The rate of veteran homelessness in San Diego County has dropped by nearly 30 percent over the last 4 years."