mr. chairman , reclaiming my time , this is an interesting chart on the rapid increase in veterans spending per veteran . 
i think this is very important . 
we are spending $ 2 , 773 per veteran . 
we are fully funding our veterans ' needs . 
that is a priority of this congress . 
as a small fellow , i must admit , i do think it is important that we keep our taxes low so that we can create economic growth and development which will help us fully fund our programs going forward . 
a strong economy is what is going to move our nation forward , not tax increases . 
