07/24/2011
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"This piece of legislation, it is very simple. Our measure would simply allow local doctors to conduct disability medical examinations for veterans."
"This issue of the claims backlog, it is corrosive, it is wrong. It wears at the soul of this country."
"Our goal, and this is very, simple: uphold the promise we made to our veterans by ending the backlog and getting the benefits they earned."
"We, along with Senator Franken, have introduced bipartisan measures in both the House and Senate that will remove several hurdles to getting claims processed quickly."