the last time i was here i propose the idea to take the hepc prevalence at a functional o that we all agree to that to understand what it would cost and executes to that that starts with the veteran experience you try to deliver. >> just for the record and for that era hospital it was the patch from other projects but i cannot vote 1% across-the-board cut it is a bad way to do budgeting airways voting against amendments not just where you don't but i hope you come with another proposal but i cannot cut veterans' benefits across the board to bail out a bad construction project in denver. >> mr. secretary of one to follow-up with what we discussed with the opening questions from the chairman of the committee. i didn't hear exactly the answer of a 40% cost overrun >> it became clear there was of very large variants into late may or mid may to live cattle whole series of alternatives with different solutions that fund may or may not have had direct control. >> where are we at today with the choice fund? i know the president submitted a of budget. >> is a little over $1 billion? >> 402,000

in terms of increase of funding for hepc, i would like to go on record of support of >> thank you, next speaker >> my name is kelly cutture and volunteer with coalition for homelessness and and here in support of the hes puask. i was sitting there and list toong the other speakers and thinking how you guys know all this stuff, you know the reason and the need and it is the matter of the will to get it done and do this. i really encourage you to read the report that just came out about the crimalization of homelessness and poverty because it is a real a impressive report. the coalition did a excellent job and that is it. thanks >> thank you, next speaker please >> good morning. [inaudible] i work for the coalition on homelessness and today like every single year we quh to this nob [inaudible] about the money for homeless people. i believe one of the supervisors proposed some money for police officers, 200 police officers i would like that money to go to housing. they need to go to housing because we have so many homeless people in san francisco, because we have more than 3 thousand homel

c and engage people in hepc treatment. barbara you want to skes scribe now >> sure we have helping our medical commission to advocate for health care throughout the state this year we will be provide all positions that membership. >> 175,000 for breast cancer counseling and treatment services. about 1 million dollarers per year over two years for getting the 0 program which you are all familiar with we have discussed at this venue we're happy to report that is funded so that program can continue to move along aggressively. on housing and homelessness we have a few initiatives we are excited about we have two fte's for health workers to go into the shelter system and connecting people in the shelter system to access to medical care and services i think we discussed at the last meeting is to fund the respite program that is an additional 30 beds in capital dollars to build out the site and operating cost for the new program that is an important program for the mayor's efforts on targeting services to that population then $60

>> certainly there is not an eight intended to trade off hepc care for denver read have gone through whole series of proposals starting with the best proposal for veterans and taxpayers to utilize construction plans that were provided as part of the $5 billion under choice there were other alternatives considered to reprogram dollars for major construction projects that aren't due to start over a three-year for years that have gotten nowhere but looking alternatives with the proposed fines in 2016 got nowhere so we finally got the tactic of the across-the-board cut with the intention v.a. would have time to manage those reductions on a micro level to ensure we're not adversely impacting veterans' care. >> i am sure the committee will agree we can't do anything in any way that compromises veterans health care. i yield back. >> thank you for your acknowledgment that savings could be better planned out when you talk about this financial system what are you referring to with the software? garett we have companies in the private sector of major technology system that we is to recount all

the last time i was here i propose the idea to take the hepc prevalence at a functional o that we all agree to that to understand what it would cost and executes to that that starts with the veteran experience you try to deliver. >> just for the record and for that era hospital it was the patch from other projects but i cannot vote 1% across-the-board cut it is a bad way to do budgeting airways voting against amendments not just where you don't but i hope you come with another proposal but i cannot cut veterans' benefits across the board to bail out a bad construction project in denver. >> mr. secretary of one to follow-up with what we discussed with the opening questions from the chairman of the committee. i didn't hear exactly the answer of a 40% cost overrun >> it became clear there was of very large variants into late may or mid may to live cattle whole series of alternatives with different solutions that fund may or may not have had direct control. >> where are we at today with the choice fund? i know the president submitted a of budget. >> is a little over $1 billion? >> 402,000