Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Chair, I have two motions that I want to put forward, and I'd like to put the first one. I'll read it out and put in on the record. I do ask for unanimous consent for the committee to debate this motion now, please.
The motion is that in an effort to educate new members and existing members of our committee on how our government has made substantial investment, totalling almost $5 billion new dollars since 2006, the committee therefore call as witnesses officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs to appear on November 7, 2013. During this meeting, members will be able to question officials on each and every facet of the Veterans Affairs $3.6 billion of programs, benefits, and services, which the ombudsman himself noted as significant.