to build trust we have to go to the source that caused the mistrust to stop funding sharon holman.plause] i'm here to support past, present, and future veterans. we hold the power to change things. if we don't make these changes future generations, your sons and grandchildren will be treated the same way. i pray we make positive changes today, to work together to ensure all veterans are listened to and are taken care of. it we do not make the necessary steps, then we take back the power in a peaceful way. [applause] >> here are some examples of my care. >> congestive heart failure. they gave me my last rites. v.a. said to move her to cleveland. my doctor said if you move for she will die. and never received medical records from one heart doctor. i survived through prayer. not v.a. back pain since 2004 with bulging disks and a torn spleen. have asked for two years for acupuncture. i finally have a great doctor. and i am grateful. as i am talking to the sea-based gentlemen, i say i have been paying for my acupuncture a week, $75 a week, because mentally i could not take the pain anym