Elizabeth Esty: “I was proud to work on this important legislation with my colleague and friend Mr. Bost.”

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 hope we can take the lessons that are being learned there and make sure that those are used every time with forward-going programs.

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

I believe it is a model that for large-scale policymaking that other Committees--this Committee and other Committees--should look to duplicate.