To listen to today's press conference with Sen. Larry Craig, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), and other members of Congress about the more than $1 billion budget problem for the VA, click on: 

Press Conference regarding the VA budget

The audio kicks off with comments from, in order:

• Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington)
• Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Indiana) Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia)
• Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinios)
• Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colorado)
• Rep. Ken Brown (R- South Carolina) Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health within the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

The press conference lasts about 20 minutes.