Elizabeth Esty: “We want to be strong advocates for science, but the situation we will discuss today makes it more difficult to build and…”

Again, I think we need clarity on this.

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

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.

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.