Thank you very much. I will let you finish that and pick up with my questions. Thank you.

Thank you very much. And I want to thank all of you for your testimony, again, in the spirit of trying to reduce the number of overpayments and get them resolved as quickly as possible.

Elderly veterans on fixed incomes who have just lost a life partner should not be receiving a letter from the VA that they owe a debt.

Several of you raised the point that if you notify any part of VA about a change in address, the entire agency should be aware of that.

I think we flagged a number of issues for better improvement and I hope you will come back to us with both, suggestions from the VSOs, but also requests from the VA about what needs to happen to align the incentives properly.

I would like to find ways for both, clarity, but respect in these letters that meets the letter of the law.

Well, I think we are hearing, however, some testimony, suggesting that that perhaps could be better and so if you need authority from us or resources, you should let us know what it is.

We have got a long way to go and I appreciate your assistance in joining us in those endeavors.

It is wasting time and it is wasting resources.

Language matters to people and I think it will feel different if those letters come out in a way that encourages.

we have launched a bipartisan Congressional Infrastructure Caucus

I think we have to find a way to do that. And it would be wrong for the folks in Texas and in Florida and in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands not to take best practices forward.

That is completely inappropriate. It should not be happening and very distressing for us to hear that any of our veterans or family members are having that sort of experience.

I think we are all very supportive of having a memorial, a national memorial.

I think we need to know--I think first class mail is an insufficient notice for something like recouping a debt.

We need to give veterans the option to be able to opt in to electronic mail.

Do you think there is another agency other than the VA that would be appropriate to oversee that?

It is manifestly unfair for people who don't get these.

It is an honor to serve as the Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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There’s huge commitment on this committee and across Congress to do better for our veterans.