dr. thomas lynch, the deputy undersecretary for health and clinical operations for the veterans health administration of the u.s. department of veterans affairs when's accompanied by dr. keith harris, the director of clinical operations for the homeless program office. we thank you for joining us. and, mr. miller, let's start with you. you have five minutes for your opening remarks. >> thank you, mr. chairman. distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide a statement for today's hearings on veterans homelessness. as a former chief of staff in this body, i want to personally recognize you and committee staff for their tireless efforts to ensure that america fulfills its obligations to our current service members, veterans, and their families. my name is matt miller, deputy assistant secretary for policy at the united states department of labor's veterans employment and training service or v.e.t.s. also the department's representative on the u.s. interagency council on homelessness. secretary stands behind the service members and veterans, a clear goal that will as

lynching me. and i think that's pretty important also. amy goodman: dr. martin luther king jr., speaking in london on december 7, 1964. we'll return to that speech after this break. [break] amy goodman: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in this democracy now! exclusive, we return to dr. martin luther king jr. in his own words from a recording recently discovered by the pacifica radio archive, the speech given in london, december 7, 1964, just days before dr. king received the nobel peace prize in oslo, norway. rev. martin luther king jr.: now, as you know, we have been engaged in the united states in a massive struggle to make desegregation and, finally, integration a reality. and in that struggle, there has been an undergirding philosophy: the philosophy of nonviolence, the philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance. and i'd like to say just a few words about the method or the philosophy that has undergirded our struggle. and first i want to say that i'm still convinced that nonviolence is the most p