"We still have a lot of work to do, because I think the veterans often see that when they go to file a claim, the deck is stacked against them."
"I am frequently reminded that a lot of veterans see the VA as their adversary, not as an advocate."
"This is extremely important. I am hearing from a lot of women who have been in Iraq, some in Afghanistan, who have come home and do not have the proper documentation saying that they were in combat ar..."
"The problem begins in DOD where women--particularly, but also some men who are in combat--experience their records being notoriously incomplete or vague."
"when somebody goes over and serves our country and then--simply because somebody does not write something on a form--comes home and is denied their care, to me is just really unjust."
"One of the things I hear from veterans all the time is that their paperwork is lost."
"One piece of paper lost, one piece of evidence, is too many."
"I believe there are few souls as talented, enterprising, and experienced as John Jarvis to take the reins and move our park system into the next century."
"Our national park systems depict what we are about as a Nation. They embody our values and our heritage."
"Mr. Jarvis has been a tremendous Ambassador for our parks gateway programs, building relationships that are so essential to the park system."
"Good afternoon. We are going to convene this Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Energy Committee."
"The bills we are going to cover today are in the area of water resource management."
