I want to thank the Ranking Member and the Chairwoman for this important topic we're discussing today.
It's a crime actually that we are not providing our veterans with a better ability to transition to civilian workforce.
There’s huge commitment on this committee and across Congress to do better for our veterans.
Because, again, we know that the amount of money and time that goes into reviewing claims when we would all like to see help being given to ...
Veterans in Connecticut do not understand the criteria VA uses to judge their claims.
Our goal should be getting our veterans back on their feet and productive members of society.
I hope we can have an opportunity, have a separate hearing on those critically important issues.
I want to make sure that in the concern about moving people through the system, we are not doing them a disservice.
this is really a model of democracy, which is not just about Congress working, but about the American people.
having those resources at the federal level available to Americans across the country is incredibly important
Eighty percent of all our firefighters are volunteers. I have a lot of small, rural communities, and they absolutely depend on these program...