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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaspj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF- FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:55 a.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Mark Kirk (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Kirk, Murkowski, Boozman, Capito, Cassidy, Tester, Murray, Udall, Schatz, Baldwin, and Murphy. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT OF HON. DAVID J. SHULKIN, MD, UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH ACCOMPANIED BY MARK YOW, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR MARK KIRK Senator KIRK. The subcommittee is holding a hearing today to review the 2017 budget request. The President's request is for $78 billion for funding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), an in- crease of 4.9 percent. About $68 billion of that, 87 percent, is for veterans' medical care. This subcommittee and this Congress have given all of the fund- ing that you have requested and more. The answer to every VA problem is not just more money and not just give us flexibility. We need to talk about the VA's culture of corruption with results and talk about performance. We need to talk about accountability and putting veterans first, not bureaucrats. First, a few housekeeping items. We will follow the early bird rule, alternating sides, majority and minority, to defer opening statements, and do 5-minute rounds of questions. And we will do a second round if needed. Let me now recognize my friend, the man representing the entire Big Sandy metroplex in Montana. STATEMENT OF SENATOR JON TESTER Senator TESTER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and a metroplex it is. I want to thank all of you for being here today in front of the appropriations subcommittee, VA military construction (MILCON), and I want to thank you for your service to this country's veterans. (1)

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