>> thank you so much for your question and for the shout out to indiana. it's an important question you ask about this past reluctance to do with this particular issue. i will have to say for some time and multiple administrations come different sides of the isle there's been a reluctance to take on the issue of radicalization, in particular when it relates to white supremacy and militia groups. and i think this might be a reflection of that but i get a sense there's a different feeling at the v.a. now, the secretary has talked about this, that he is working with other groups to address this pick anything that v.a. can play a powerful role as a dozen so many different issues in helping veterans who were opposed by extremist groups and also giving them the information they need before such an approach might happen to inoculate them from the possibilities of this having any effect. i think there's a real lack of knowledge about the extremist groups that recruit veterans, with the believe, what their nature is both for active-duty service members and for vete

>> thank you so much for your question and for the shot out to indiana. it's an important question you ask about this past election, to deal with this particular issue. i will have to say, in multiple administrations, there has been a reluctance to take on the issue of white supremacists and militia groups. this could reflect that. but i get a sense that there is a different since, now that this has been talked about. i think that the va could play a powerful role, in helping veterans who are approached by extremist groups. and also giving them the information that they need before they are approached, to inoculate them from the possibilities of having any of that. i think there is a real lack of knowledge about the both for active duty service members and i feel that we have the winds of change for a better future on this one. >> thank y ou,>> the house appropriations committee has called to establish a comprehensive evidence based program to educate veterans about [inaudible] influences. i believe this would be a step in the right direction. having said

doctor, it's always a privilege to welcome from indiana to set to testify before the committee and in your written testimony, you noted that the va has generally resisted calls to address the sources of radicalization among veterans including online disinformation what he really va has been resistant and combating violent and in the belief the va stance is changing. >> thank you so much. it's an important question that you asked about this and how to deal with this particular issueu and i will have to say for some time and multiple administrations in different sides of the aisle there's been a reluctance to take on the issue of radicalization in particular when it relates to white supremacy and militia groups i think that this might be a reflection of that to get a sense that there is a different feeling and the va now and secretary had talked about this, that he is working with other groups to address this and i think the va and play powerful role as a dozen so many different issues and helping the veterans were approached by extremist groups and also giving them the information they