amvets, $75,000. just so you understand, when i didn't do the fox debate, the one fox debate because i didn't think they treated me right, but actually they've been extremely fair over the last three or four months, i have to say that about fox, but when i didn't do that one event, the debate, i gave a speech. i didn't have to do this with the money for the vets, but i decided to because i thought it would be a good idea. and i had some very generous people, carl icahn gave half a million dollars, phil ruffin gave a million, ike perlmutter gave a million. we raised a lot of money, and i didn't have to do that. it would have been easier just to give the speech. and the problem with the press, what they do is they convince people like me not to do it, not to give money to different things because it's a lot easier that way. armed services, ymca of the united states, $75,000. bob woodruff family foundation inc., they do a good job, $75,000. central iowa shelter and services, these are all vet-related, $1

amvets, $75,000. just so you understand, when i didn't do the fox debate, the one fox debate because i didn't think they treated me right, but actually they've been extremely fair over the last three or four months, i have to say that about fox, but when i didn't do that one event, the debate, i gave a speech. i didn't have to do this with the money for the vets, but i decided to because i thought it would be a good idea. and i had some very generous people, carl icahn gave half a million dollars, phil ruffin gave a million, ike perlmutter gave a million. we raised a lot of money, and i didn't have to do that. it would have been easier just to give the speech. and the problem with the press, what they do is they convince people like me not to do it, not to give money to different things because it's a lot easier that way. armed services, ymca of the united states, $75,000. bob woodruff family foundation inc., they do a good job, $75,000. central iowa shelter and services, these are all vet-related, $1

formerly national legislative director of amvets, mr.kelly's credentials have been well established. he served six years in the u.s. marine corps, achieved his bachelor of science and political science at indiana university and served three years in the army reserve where he conducted over 250 combat missions in support of operation iraqi freedom. thank you, mr. kelly. >> thank you. thank you. thanks for the opportunity to testify before you today. while the vfw has a comprehensive list of policy positions, due to time constraints, i will limit my reworks to just three. the vfw is concerned with the human side of diplomacy. it falls on the shoulder of the few who have volunteered to do the dirty work our government asks them to do. and unfortunately, during economically hard times, these same few feel the immediate impact of budget cuts. sequestration and arbitrary budget caps disproportionate9ly hit service members and veterans. to insure they do not exceed their cap, congress and dod have made troop reductions, below cpi pay raises, as

formerly national legislative director of amvets his credentials as an advocate for american veterans has been well established. he served six years in the marine corps and achieved his bachelor of political science in indiana university and served three years in the army reserve where he conducted over 250 combat missions in support of "operation iraqi freedom." >> thank you, mr. kelly. >> thank you. thank you. thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. while the vfw has a comprehensive list of policy positions due to time constraints i will limit them to three. the vfw is concerned with the human side of foreign policy, it falls on the shoulder of the few to do the dirty work our government asks them to do and unfortunately during economically hard times these same few feel the immediate impact of budget cuts. sequestration and arbitrary budget caps disproportionately hit service members and veterans. to ensure they do not exceed their budget caps congress and dod have made immediate cuts to troop reductions and below cpi pay raises and asking service members and ret

formerly national legislative director of amvets his credentials as an advocate for american veterans has been well established. he served six years in the marine corps and achieved his bachelor of political science in indiana university and served three years in the army reserve where he conducted over 250 combat missions in support of "operateion iraqi freedom." >> thank you, mr. kelly. >> thank you. thank you. thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. while the vfw has a comprehensive list of policy positions due to time constraints i will limit them to three. the vfw is concerned with the human side of foreign policy, it falls on the shoulder of the few to do the dirty work our government asks them to do and unfortunately during economically hard times these same few feel the immediate impact of budget cuts. sequestration and arbitrary budget caps disproportionately hit service members and veterans. to ensure they do not exceed their budget caps congress and dod have made immediate cuts to troop reductions and below cpi pay raises and asking service members and re