minney and mr. kebbel as well, we certainly encourage you to make sure that members are aware, that we have a bill that would provide part of the solution to some of these problems. you, mr. fugate, offered some good advice when asked what you would ask other veterans to do for might be in your situation. you said that working within the va you found to be helpful versus working within the private sector. and let me also just a i really appreciate your evenhanded description o of the services. you talk about providers both on the physical and mental health side who are there to help you. the great quality care that you got once you got in, despite the unfortunate decision that was made initially. so i really appreciate that. what else, because besides influencing this committee and the va, i think there's a wider public that is listening to your remarks today. the veteran who was returning from afghanistan today u.s. sight impairment, what is your advice to the veteran? what would you like them to k

minney? >> well, i know the last word that we've got was on the va side there is a blind rehab specialist position that is -- they are interview for, and then the va side will have all of their ftes filled. but now they are looking, they are putting bids out for contractors. my question is, the inception was in 2009. >> what's taken so long? >> contractors yet. >> yes. >> there was $6.9 million that was budgeted for the va side for 2.6 employees between 2010 and 2014. i would like to have that salary, $6.9 million split between 2.6 employees over four years. so my question, i don't know where that funding went. >> right. >> that's what i would like. >> i also think the comment was well taken about the funds that are returned to the treasury, it's a fine thing in this world to be frugal, we don't see a lot of that around here, but the point is how can funds be returned to the treasury if there are issues like this that remain unresolved and not addressed. so, i'm going to close my time and i j

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we have three military bases now being used as minney refuut mins children. we never had this in our country. people say this is a big tea party victory. so people understand this the national tea party network, tea party patriots, freedom works, i don't believe any of these organizations did anything for dave brat. dave brat couldn't get the head of the tea party patriots, the largest tea party organization in the country he couldn't get her on the phone, much to my consternation. the tea party groups, the national tea party groups were not helping at all. little pockets in virginia but no national presence except for, you know, people like ann coulter or glenn beck and myself. really there has been no -- people have been laughing about this primary and i'll say to everybody watching, don't discount the frustration and the irritation and the fury of the american people when year after year their lives aren't getting any better. that's the untold story here. the american people are sitting by seeing their wealth deteriorate, their prospects go under, their fu

we have three military bases now being used as minney refuut mins children. we never had this in our country. people say this is a big tea party victory. so people understand this the national tea party network, tea party patriots, freedom works, i don't believe any of these organizations did anything for dave brat. dave brat couldn't get the head of the tea party patriots, the largest tea party organization in the country he couldn't get her on the phone, much to my consternation. the tea party groups, the national tea party groups were not helping at all. little pockets in virginia but no national presence except for, you know, people like ann coulter or glenn beck and myself. really there has been no -- people have been laughing about this primary and i'll say to everybody watching, don't discount the frustration and the irritation and the fury of the american people when year after year their lives aren't getting any better. that's the untold story here. the american people are sitting by seeing their wealth deteriorate, their prospects go under, their fu

we have three military bases now being used as minney refuut mins children. we never had this in our country. people say this is a big tea party victory. so people understand this the national tea party network, tea party patriots, freedom works, i don't believe any of these organizations did anything for dave brat. dave brat couldn't get the head of the tea party patriots, the largest tea party organization in the country he couldn't get her on the phone, much to my consternation. the tea party groups, the national tea party groups were not helping at all. little pockets in virginia but no national presence except for, you know, people like ann coulter or glenn beck and myself. really there has been no -- people have been laughing about this primary and i'll say to everybody watching, don't discount the frustration and the irritation and the fury of the american people when year after year their lives aren't getting any better. that's the untold story here. the american people are sitting by seeing their wealth deteriorate, their prospects go under, their fu

we have three military bases now being used as minney refuut mins children. we never had this in our country. people say this is a big tea party victory. so people understand this the national tea party network, tea party patriots, freedom works, i don't believe any of these organizations did anything for dave brat. dave brat couldn't get the head of the tea party patriots, the largest tea party organization in the country he couldn't get her on the phone, much to my consternation. the tea party groups, the national tea party groups were not helping at all. little pockets in virginia but no national presence except for, you know, people like ann coulter or glenn beck and myself. really there has been no -- people have been laughing about this primary and i'll say to everybody watching, don't discount the frustration and the irritation and the fury of the american people when year after year their lives aren't getting any better. that's the untold story here. the american people are sitting by seeing their wealth deteriorate, their prospects go under, their fu