Elizabeth Esty: “It matters a lot to our veterans.”

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

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

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

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.