Elizabeth Esty: “I think it would be pennywise and pound foolish for us to try to support in name this initiative and not actually secure…”

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 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.

I want to thank the under secretary and his team for staying.