we also have todd graham in charge of the office of management and roger baker. thank you all for joining us today. secretary shinseki, your remarks will appear in the record. >> thank you, madam chairman and committee members, thank you again. i look forward to this. this is the opportunity to extend the dialogue we have. thanks for the opportunity to present as you said, the 2013 budget and advanced appropriations for va. i can speak to that firsthand having worked personally the past three budgets with you. the president has demonstrated his respect for the 22 million veterans by signing another strong budget request for va. i thank the members for your unwavering commitment and i'm here to answer your questions and seek your support on this budget request. i'd also like to acknowledge the representatives from the veteran service organization who are here today. i will tell you as we develop our budget, their insights and experience is helpful as we put together our arguments for resources. as we strive to continuously i hope -- improve our programs. i have a

we also haveecutive in charge f office of management and chief financial officer, and roger baker, assistant secretary for information and technology. thank you all for joining us today, secretary shinseki. your remarks will of course appear in the record. but we welcome your opening statement. >> thank you, madam chairman. ranking member burr, distinguished members of the senate committee on veterans affairs, thank you again. and i look forward to these. this is an opportunity to extend the dialogue we have in other fora. but thanks for this opportunity to present, as chairwoman -- the chairman said, the president's 2013 budget and 2014 advanced appropriations requests for va. this committee has a long history of strong support for our nation's veterans, and i can speak to that firsthand, having worked personally the past three budgets with you. the president has demonstrated his own respect and sense of obligation for our 22 million veterans by saying to the congress once again another strong budget request for va. and i thank the members for your unwavering commitment, and i am here to an

robert pets el, and ea also have thod -- we also have todd graham and roger baker, assistant secretary for information and technology. thank you all for joining us today. secretary shinseki, your remarks will, of course, appear in the record, but we welcome your opening statements. >> thank you, madam chairman. ranking member burr, distinguished members of the subcommittee on veterans affairs, thank you again. i look forward to these. this is an opportunity to extend the dialogue we have in other fora, but thanks for this opportunity to present as the care woman, chairman said the president's 2013 budget and 2014 vabsed appropriations request for va. this committee has a long history of strong support to our nation's veterans, and i can speak to that firsthand having worked the past three budgets with you. the president has demonstrated his own respect and sense of obligation for our 22 million veterans by signing the congress once again another strong budget request for va, and i thank the members for your unwavering commitment, and i'm here to answer your questions, but seek your sup

health and and we also have todd grams for the office of management and chief financial officer and roger baker assistant secretary for information technology. thank you all for joining us today. s and secretary shinseki, your remarks will appear in the records and we welcome your opening statement. >> thank you madam chairman and distinguished members of the senate committee on veterans affairs, thank you again, and i look forward to these, this is an opportunity to extend the dialogue we have, but thanks for this opportunity to present as the chairman said, the president's 2013 budget in 2014 advanced appropriations request for the va. this committee has a long history of strong support for the nation's veterans, and i can speak of that first hand having worked personally in the past three budgets with you. the president has demonstrated his own respect and sense of obligation for or 22 million veterans by saying the congress once again another strong budget request for the va. and i thank the members for your on wavering commitment, and i am here to answer your questions, but seek your suppo

we also have todd grams executive of the office of management and budget financial officer and roger bakernt secretary for information and knowledge he. thank you go for joining us today. secretary shinseki your remarks will of course appear the record but we welcome your opening statement. >> thank you madam chair and ranking member burr. thank you again and i look forward to this opportunity to extend the dialogue we have but thanks for this opportunity to present as chairwoman -- the chairman said. the president's 2013 budget and 2014 at dance appropriation request for va. this committee has a long history of strong support for our nation's veterans and i can speak of that first-hand, having worked personally the past three budgets with you. the president has demonstrated his own respect and sense of obligation for our 22 million veterans by signing the congress once again another strong budget request for va and i thank the members for your unwavering commitment and i am here to answer your questions and seek your support on this budget request. i would also like to knowledge the repre