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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.

I want to make sure that VA is using RAMP to inform the new system, and not as a means to disguise a true size of the appeals backlog.

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