ms. golding, you testified that the medical costs for iraq and afghanistan veterans between 2011 and 2020 could total between $40 billion and $55 billion. that number, of course, doesn't take into account the costs of paying for previous generations of veterans that we're still responsible for. cbo did another report earlier this year on possible ways to reduce the deficit where they made a couple of recommendations about veterans' programs. i don't support those specific proposals because they negatively impacted benefits which i believe we shouldn't be touching. but i do believe there are some ways that we can be more effective, um, with taxpayer dollars by not diverting it from direct delivery of services in health care. i wanted to ask you this morning, do you believe there's enough excess and dupe hi case that can be addressed to make va more efficient without negatively impacting services? >> um, just one or two points that i want to make on that. and the first is that we also, um, had projection withs for the 2011-2020 time frame for vha for all veterans. and the budget would grow

ms. heidi golding. >> madam chairman, senator brown, and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the health care of our veterans returning from overseas contingency operations in iraq and afghanistan, which i'll refer to as i'll go. i will address some of the medical conditions they have the youth of health care provider by the veterans health administration, vha and cbo's projections of future potential cost to treat them. all costs will be expressed in $2011. the medical condition resulting from the purchase of patients affected members of veterans who will require medical care in the future, including that provided by vha. in total about 69,000 service members have been exactly from the combat theaters. because of injuries and other medical conditions and diseases, many more seek care in theater are after returning home. traumatic brain injury, tbi, impose direct stress disorder, ptsd, our conditions history that could result in substantial future costs for vha. however, the prevalence of tbi and ptsd, the proportion of people

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ms. wallace. [applause] [applause] >> lola montez, just after the california gold rush peaked the exotic beauty lola montez no doubt attracted by the abundance of new-found wealth captivated san francisco dandies, shocked their pram ladies, and endured the taunts of rowdy minors. her original name was marie dolores eliza brazil like gilbert. the irish native and adopted the name lola montez, became a dancer, and had a series of romantic trips with several men. she also served as the confidant and mistress of king ludwig of bavaria, a scandalous relationship that contributed to his abdication and also sent the ban is low attacking. during a tour of the united states low of arrive in california in 1853 and stayed for two years. she quickly became known for performing her famously suggested tarantula dance, and a provocative ballet in which she pretended to become entangled in the spider's web and discovered spiders hiding in the folds of her flowing down. as she waved her arms, leaped in the air, and it shook her clothing revealing her petticoats, the audiences sat spellbound. she threw lavish parties

ms. wallace. [applause] [applause] >> lola montez, just after the california gold rush peaked the exotic beauty lolamontez no doubt attracted by the abundance of new-found wealth captivated san francisco dandies, shocked their pram ladies, and endured the taunts of rowdy minors. her original name was marie dolores eliza brazil like gilbert. the irish native and adopted the name lola montez, became a dancer, and had a series of romantic trips with several men. she also served as the confidant and mistress of king ludwig of bavaria, a scandalous relationship that contributed to his abdication and also sent the ban is low attacking. during a tour of the united states low of arrive in california in 1853 and stayed for two years. she quickly became known for performing her famously suggested tarantula dance, and a provocative ballet in which she pretended to become entangled in the spider's web and discovered spiders hiding in the folds of her flowing down. as she waved her arms, leaped in the air, and it shook her clothing revealing her petticoats, the audiences sat spellbound. she threw lavish parties

ms. wallace. [applause] [applause] >> lola montez, just after the california gold rush peaked the exotic beauty lola montez no doubt attracted by the abundance of new-found wealth captivated san francisco dandies, shocked their pram ladies, and endured the taunts of rowdy minors. her original name was marie dolores eliza brazil like gilbert. the irish native and adopted the name lola montez, became a dancer, and had a series of romantic trips with several men. she also served as the confidant and mistress of king ludwig of bavaria, a scandalous relationship that contributed to his abdication and also sent the ban is low attacking. during a tour of the united states low of arrive in california in 1853 and stayed for two years. she quickly became known for performing her famously suggested tarantula dance, and a provocative ballet in which she pretended to become entangled in the spider's web and discovered spiders hiding in the folds of her flowing down. as she waved her arms, leaped in the air, and it shook her clothing revealing her petticoats, the audiences sat spellbound. she threw lavish parties