Bob Filner: “This bill, as I said before, and as Mrs. Halvorson said very…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2010

This bill, as I said before, and as Mrs. Halvorson said very distinctly and very eloquently, is about disclosure, accountability, transparency. The survivors need to know what is going on. We will, as the gentleman requested, have and are pursuing the investigation. We are pursuing whether the so-called retained asset account is the legal structure that should happen. The VA is pursuing that. And we will get to that. But right now, right now, as men and women are dying in action, their survivors need to know what is going on.

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Sep 28, 2010

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Filner addresses the importance of transparency and accountability for survivors of service members.

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