About the Chairman | About the Committee | Committee News | Committee Hearings | Committee Documents | Committee Legislation | VA Benefits | VA Health Care | Veterans' Links | Democrat's Home Page | Contact the Committee

NEWS from Business meeting to approve the Committee’s 
recommendations to the House Budget Committee with 
regard to the FY 2002 Department of Veterans Affairs budget 

Statement of Honorable Christopher Smith
Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ), right, calls for a vote on the VA Committee's recommended $2.1 billion increase in discretionary spending. Also pictured are Minority Staff Director Michael Durishin, left, Ranking Democrat Member Lane Evans (D-IL), and below them Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL).