I guarantee if we keep these people and our veterans on the forefront of our minds that we are going to come to an equitable solution.

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…

I found the Department of Defense to be obstructionist when it comes to allowing us to access our Transition Assistance Program.

I hope that you know our commitment to doing that on the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

I am working with Ranking Member Takano on a policy roadmap that will outline key areas where Congress can remove barriers at both VA and HUD to ensure a veteran's path to a home is smooth and quick.

There is not a single cure-all to veteran homelessness just as there is not a single cause of veteran homelessness.

The rate of veteran homelessness in San Diego County has dropped by nearly 30 percent over the last 4 years.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how they believe what works, what needs to be improved.

I also know that it is my responsibility to make things better to the best of my ability.

Thank you, ma'am.

We have got to find ways to fund these essential programs without putting a huge financial burden on the backs of the taxpayers.