Political Quotes

“I rise in favor of the Sanders' amendment to earmark $6 million of the appropriation in this bill for the National Archives and Records Administration for the National Personnel Records Center. I am particularly pleased that this amendment is going to address an issue that has been brought to my attention by the county Veterans Affairs offices in my district. The issue relates to the timely processing of medal requests which are critically dependant upon documentation for military service. The National Personnel Records Center is part of the National Archives and Records Administration and houses all veterans records. My office has been contacted by several veterans requesting an original or a replacement set of medals, who have had to wait in excess of two years for their request to be answered. The county offices have had similar experiences. While my office advocates on behalf of individual veterans and their families, and is happy to do so, there appears to be a general pattern of problems in this area. Those providing direct services to veterans on a daily basis in my district are very frustrated and feel very strongly about the need to address this unacceptable delay.”