Elizabeth Esty: “Because, again, we know that the amount of money and time that goes into reviewing claims when we would all like to see…”

I am happy to welcome everyone here today as we enter the home stretch on the implementation of the Appeals Modernization Act.

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.

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.