Elizabeth Esty: “I come from the great State of Connecticut, where we have found, and shown, that good environmental protection leads to…”

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

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.

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.