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They told the House Veterans Affairs committee that the trip was appropriate. Colorado republican responded saying it is not the objects that are not to good it is the facts that are not good. Congressman kaufman spoke with reporters after he concluded. This entire event is two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you for all to be here to discuss the president s fiscal year this fiscal years budget request holds a 198. 6 billion Million Dollars in va funding. That is a huge number. And even more striking when you compare the growth in the vas brother jim. Since 2006 the va budget is up hundred and 75 percent. And gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion of the eight resources i appreciate the secretarys testimony the departments core objectives that support those objectives. It may it must stay focused. They will take action on many important items in fiscal year 2019. Some examples include implementation and
Year. Dr. Shulkin testified before the house and Veterans Affairs committee. A congressman, who called for the secretary to resign, spoke with reporters after the hearing. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2019 budget submission for the department of Veterans Affairs. Holds 19. 8 6equest million billion. That is a huge number. It is even more striking when you compare the growth in the be a budget to the overall federal spending and the economy. It illustrates his point. Since 2006, the v. A. Budget is up 175 . Overall federal spending increased by 54 and gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion of the a resources, i appreciate the secretarys testimony. The Department Must stay focused on the core mission to ensure res
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He defended a, trip he took to europe that was deemed a violation of Administration Ethics policies i the inspector general. It was announced that his chief of staff would be leaving her post as a result of the matter. This is two hours and 15 minutes. The committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you all for being here to discuss fiscal year 2019 budget submission. This fiscal years budget almost 190. 6 billion dollars in funding, an increase of nearly 12 billion over last year. That is a huge number. It is even more striking when you compare the growth to overall federal spending. Graph in the budget presentation that illustrates this point. Since 2006, but the a budget is up 175 while overall fiscal spending increased by 54 and gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion, i appreciate the secretaries testimony emphasizing the departments core objectives and Foundational Services that support those objectives. The Department Must stay focused on their core mission to