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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqck0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF- FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:34 p.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Mark Kirk (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Kirk, Murkowski, Hoeven, Boozman, Capito, Cassidy, Tester, Udall, Schatz, Baldwin, and Murphy. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT OF DR. CAROLYN M. CLANCY, M.D., INTERIM UNDER SEC- RETARY FOR HEALTH ACCOMPANIED BY JAMES TUCHSCHMIDT, M.D., ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR MARK KIRK Senator KIRK. Let me just start with a brief opener here and say that back in 1984, I came to my first House Appropriations Com- mittee meeting. I would say that, for some of the staff in this room, you may be in this chair one day 30 years from now. And it is a great honor for me to be chairing this subcommittee, to take care of my fellow veterans, and to make sure the Active Duty forces are properly housed and taken care of. And I am very excited to have testimony from Dr. Clancy and Dr. Tuchschmidt. And I will turn it over to my august ranking member, Senator Tester. STATEMENT OF SENATOR JON TESTER Senator TESTER. Well, thank you, Chairman Kirk. I look forward to working with you, too, and congratulations on assuming the chairmanship of this subcommittee. The issues that will come be- fore this subcommittee are very important. Secretary Clancy, Dr. Tuchschmidt, thank you for appearing be- fore the subcommittee and thank you for your service to our Na- tion's veterans. You are facing enormous challenges in restoring the credibility of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and

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