Elizabeth Esty: “I think we all owe it to them to make sure that those legacy appeals don't just disappear.”

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.

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 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.

On behalf of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (AFGE), and its National VA Council, which represents more than 700,000 federal and D.C. Government Employees...