Elizabeth Esty: “It is unfair and unwise not to give them the support and assistance that they deserve to have.”

I hope we can take the lessons that are being learned there and make sure that those are used every time with forward-going programs.

I want to thank Chairman Roe and Chairman Isakson and Ranking Members Tester and Walz, in particular for their efforts on the Blue Water Navy veterans.

I want to make sure that VA is using RAMP to inform the new system, and not as a means to disguise a true size of the appeals backlog.

If they cannot see--the VSOs who are on the front line are unable to see the legacy claims, then we are not really getting the benefit--the promised benefits of this IT innovation.