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With the Ruth Moore Act, we can change the VA's policy so veterans who survive a sexual assault can at least get the benefits they deserve.

This bill also requires the VA to report MST related claims information back to Congress.

I appreciate the opportunity to talk more about this bill and why I think we desperately need it to become law.

I would like to encourage all of you to support H.R. 602, the Veterans' Second Amendment Protection Act.

Taking away a constitutional right is a serious action and one that should not be taken lightly, particularly when it concerns our Nation's veterans.

H.R. 671 seeks to ensure that more is done to eliminate these hurdles.

We found that the overall accuracy of that focused review was that 86.19 percent were accurate.

I am very supportive of Chellie Pingree's bill before us today about sexual assault.

The burden of proof has been on the veteran and it needs to change now.

Critics of this bill might say that it is too easy and veterans can just say anything to get those benefits. First of all, that is just simply not true.

So I think it is a problem of fundamental fairness. If a medical diagnosis linked to a claimed event is enough for one group of veterans, it ought to be enough for another.

I am very proud of Ruth for being here with us today, with her willingness to come forward and to help so many others in her own testimony both before this Committee and with the many people she has been willing to talk to about her story.

I am very grateful that you are considering the Ruth Moore Act in this afternoon's legislative hearing and I appreciate the opportunity just to talk a little bit more about this bill and why I desperately think it needs to become the law.

The Ruth Moore Act is about making sure that victims of military sexual trauma get a fair shake.

As Members of Congress, we have a responsibility to ensure that the VA is providing timely and accurate decisions to veterans, but we cannot do that without sufficient data.

The Ruth Moore Act would relax the evidentiary standards for survivors of military sexual trauma who file claims for mental health conditions with the VA.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of that legislation.

I always feel lucky to be from Maine, which was once an agricultural powerhouse State.