I understand that the Fish and Wildlife Service has a longstanding position that Recovery Plans are guidance and are onl...
I know it has been a longstanding issue for you to ensure that no one falls through the cracks due to unintended consequ...
I hope that through the collective efforts and knowledge of the individuals gathered here this afternoon, we can help en...
Unfortunately, circumstances can conceivably arise in which an individual who is not a combat veteran under the existing...
If confirmed, I will work with Congress, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and partners to investigate other incentives to ...
We will now look at the specific language of that bill. I know it was one of the specific areas of conflict (in the legi...
I extend my thanks to you for holding this hearing and I look forward to hearing the testimony of our colleagues and wit...
What type of recourse would a noncombat veteran have if the traumatic event they experienced is not expressly written do...
I have introduced H.R. 952, the Combat PTSD Act to redefine section 1154 to include a theater of combat operations durin...
The criteria recommended by the Institute of Medicine or the National Academies of Sciences should be taken as the defin...
the problem, of course, is that VA does not do it, despite the 3,800 new clinicians they have hired ostensibly to better...
While I understand and appreciate the effort to address problems regarding the VA claims backlog, I believe that they ge...
I certainly would not be in favor of reducing existing veterans benefits elsewhere in the VA budget in order to establis...
I would also like to commend you for your compassion toward our veterans.
If the Congress is looking for very useful ways to stimulate the economy, and to accomplish much needed work at the same...
VVA can support the proposed legislative change as outlined in H.R. 952 if the intent is that it be applied to veterans ...
a similar legislative change has been proposed on the Senate side by Senator Charles Schumer of New York.
I have another honor, that of introducing and supporting another fellow Coloradan, Tom Strickland, to be the next Assist...
