Victor Fazio: “I have been on the phone with the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ed Scott. It is the administration's position…”

“I have been on the phone with the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ed Scott. It is the administration's position that unless the language is changed, the Comptroller General would retain the authority to pay less attention to veterans' preference. I appreciate the concern that I know the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Buyer] had, and I know that the gentleman from California [Mr. Packard] has just indicated he shares, but I do think it is important that we point out for the record that this concern remains extant in the executive branch, and I also want to join with the gentleman from California [Mr. Packard] in saying it is not the intent of either the majority or the minority to have that effect, but I would, for further clarification, include the letter from Jesse Brown, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the Record at this time: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, September 6, 1995.”