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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysavfh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF- FAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2018 THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a.m. in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jerry Moran (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Moran, Hoeven, Collins, Boozman, Rubio, Schatz, Tester, Udall, Baldwin, and Murphy. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STATEMENT OF HON. DAVID J. SHULKIN, MD, SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JERRY MORAN Senator MORAN. Welcome to our fifth subcommittee hearing of 2017. The subcommittee will come to order and thank you all for being here today as we discuss the future of community care within the Department of Veterans Affairs. I am really glad to have this hearing today. I am glad to have our two witnesses with us. Choice is a topic of great interest to me and to many members of Congress and I regret that in my view because of antics of yesterday we were unable to have these two witnesses and other, including a number of veteran service organi- zation representatives, testify before the authorizing committee. But we have a good opportunity to proceed with this topic which the Secretary has well prepared today. We have had hearings before in this subcommittee. I mentioned this is our fifth. This one, of course, is on Choice, but we have had hearings regarding appropriations related to the programs at the VA in regard to suicide and telehealth, but Mr. Secretary, no VA program works without the trust of our veterans in the VA. And in my view, in fact, you have indicated that and I appreciate the statements that I have read that you have made. Trust requires accountability. One of the surprising things to me in the past is that there were those at the Department of Veterans Affairs who testify that they had all the tools they needed in regard to accountability at the VA and I am pleased to see that you see that differently. You have expressed that desire, and I am grateful for that, and we want to know in a broader sense in this hearing or otherwise what tools and authorities you need.

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