Elizabeth Esty: “Elderly veterans on fixed incomes who have just lost a life partner should not be receiving a letter from the VA that…”

I am strongly urging this big new class of freshmen Members of Congress, whether they serve on this Committee or not, to honor that commitment to our Nation's veterans.

I want to thank the under secretary and his team for staying.

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 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.