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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbakx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF- FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 2:30 p.m. in Room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. John Boozman (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Boozman, Murkowski, Capito, Rubio, Schatz, Tester, Murray, Udall, and Baldwin. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STATEMENT OF HON. RANDY C. REEVES, UNDER SECRETARY FOR ME- MORIAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPANIED BY: HON. JON J. RYCHALSKI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANAGE- MENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DR. CAROLYN C. CLANCY, M.D., EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION THOMAS J. MURPHY, EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE, VETERANS BENE- FITS ADMINISTRATION OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN Senator BOOZMAN. The subcommittee will come to order. Good afternoon, and thank you all for being here today to discuss the fis- cal year 2019 and the fiscal year 2020 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs. As far as Federal domestic spending goes, this budget request makes the Department of Veterans Affairs a very comfortable place. With a $6.6 billion or 8.3 percent funding increase for the Department, the budget request before us today is generous. I should note that this amount includes the $2.4 billion budget amendment officially submitted by OMB. It does not, however, in- clude the additional funds that we understand may be required for fiscal year 2019. How the Department spends these funds is really the real issue at hand, not the dollar amount. With the uncertainty over the amounts in the budget request and all the other changes at VA, it is more important than ever to hear from those in charge of the VA's major components about how they are planning to effectively and efficiently use the resources they are asking for. I want to hear from you today how VA plans to improve cost estimates, manage spending more prudently, and be more transparent with Congress. This hearing comes at an opportune time, as Congress continues to wrestle with the question of how to address the additional needs this year in community care discretionary spending and Veterans Choice Program mandatory spending. Progress is being made over (1)

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