Elizabeth Esty: “Forty-five years later, water quality continues to be a challenge across the country and in my home State of…”

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

Again, I think we need clarity on this.

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.