Elizabeth Esty: “Could you talk a little bit more about whether you think that is a good route, are there unintended consequences?”

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 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.

Let me be clear. When the report on military sexual trauma came to my attention in August, I was disappointed and disturbed.

We should not expect our veterans to be experts in appeals law, Veterans Affairs regulations. That is not their job. It is our job to take care of them.