"Last week I introduced H.R. 5948, The Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2012."
"The legislation would require a credit and criminal background check each time a fiduciary is appointed."
"Although I applaud VA for taking the initiative to transform the claims process, we must ensure that these transformation efforts continue to progress in the right direction."
"Unfortunately, as is often the case when dealing with VA, they have waited until the eleventh hour to address this contract expiration."
"It is time for VA to uphold its responsibility, to our veterans and to the American people, to break this cycle of un-productivity and deliver the benefits that the agency was created to provide."
"However, despite the development of this transformation process, the backlog continues to grow, and the rate of accuracy and processing time has, at best, remained stagnant."
"I know that I, and my fellow Committee Members, have many questions as to when this system will be ready for national rollout."
"This access to promised benefits has been made ever more difficult in recent years, as VA continues to struggle with unconscionable backlogs and unacceptable delays in getting our Nation's veterans th..."
"We owe it to these heroes to not let even one of those VRAP slots go unfilled."
"Under Secretary Hickey, the VRAP legislation is intended to retrain unemployed veterans and we cannot let even one of those slots go unfilled."
"Through their service and sacrifice on behalf of our Nation, veterans have ensured that our American way of life can continue long into the future."