Elizabeth Esty: “So those investments the taxpayers are making on the local level are really wise investments that are going to be good…”

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.

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.

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 believe it is a model that for large-scale policymaking that other Committees--this Committee and other Committees--should look to duplicate.