we have the vha subcommittee chair julie brownley and her capable leadership. thanks for being here. my friend from texas and ranking member on the subcommittee for economic opportunity is joining me as well. we have our chairman who's joining us. thank you, dr. roe, for coming. i want to begin also by asking for unanimous consent for congressman mike kauffman, congressman scott peters, and, i guess that's it, to sit in on the dais and participate in today's hearing. i don't hear any objection. and so ordered. i'm going to cut through my -- open my remarks here and break from my customary reading of script and just say this is a subject that's heartbreaking. and when you look at the statistics on veteran homelessness and the underlying issues that our veterans struggle with, many and maybe mostly on account of the burden that they bore for us and for our country and for our freedom it's ju, it's just gut wrenching and there's not an issue, i don't believe, that's more important than to find ways to help and serve this segment of the veteran population. as i rea

brownley: when the plane is complete, you will present to the president.ill you -- when the plan is will presented to the president. will you also presented to the committee? sec. shulkin: yes. chairman: my friend, he can have as much time as he wants. [laughter] >> we will stick with the five minutes. chairman: thank you. flex abilitya of and making decisions, it makes sense that we take a look at our resources.ed there is one vacant or mostly vacant buildings that have been repurposed of -- or disposed of. i'm wondering how much revenue we have gained from that, or did it cost us more to get rid of them in the short term, but helped in the long-term? sec. shulkin: i think you are correct. part of the reason why these buildings remain standing and vacant, become problems is because it sometimes takes capital to knock them down and clear the scott -- clear the site. the savings from those 131 buildings is about $7 million per year. we had to invest some money to remove those facilities, or get rid of them. its overall savings. the infrastructure bill intro