mr. shinseki el chance to respond on the issue of discrimination? >> you may have been interrupted without having responded. >> i will want to apologize before my friend from kansas that i apologize to him senator for keeping you longer. >> you set the precedent if you take advantage of it. >> our approach has been in did not begin with my rifle to be the unwelcoming place to take care of veterans for many generations now. and if you look at the decisions made over the last five years it is to provide benefits that they have earned without drawing any walls around that statement. >> i am not talking about va benefits but private employers to discriminate without a reason. >> and i would say this is the area of the un discuss the ball but what i discussed with every opportunity i have with potential employers. i a assure them that when we diagnosing and treat whenever the issue but it's even with pts or ptsd people improving and they should not let a barrier to them making a hiring decision. our veterans are very capable youngsters coming to us with

mr. chairman, could i just to give general shinseki an opportunity to respond to the question -- i didn't i do know whether you had a response on the issue of discrimination -- i didn't know. you may have been, you may have been interrupted without having a response soap -- >> well, i would say that speakers and i want to apologize before my friend from kansas lease. i want to say that i apologize to him. senator moran, my apologies to you for keeping you longer spent you set the precedent and i -- >> you took advantage of it. sorry, general. >> i which is the our approach has been and didn't begin with my arrival that va is a welcoming plaques and we generously have taken care of veterans for many generations now. and i think if you look at the decisions that have been made at least the last five years our effort has been to provide veterans the care and benefits that they've earned without drawing any walls around the statement. >> and i'm not talking about the benefits right now. i'm talking about private employers who may discriminate against veterans for whatever reason. >> i would s