04/17/2013
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"We are now charged with the oversight as VA implements the PACT Act, to ensure that the Department has the resources and the capacity to deliver the timely care and benefits that veterans deserve."
"Normally we would have Ranking Member Moran and Ranking Member Takano speak next, but since they are not here we are going to turn it over to a dear friend of mine, somebody that I work with, in fact ..."
"Another priority for this Congress includes ensuring combat-injured veterans receive the full DoD and VA benefits they have earned through a bill called the Major Richard Star Act."
"It is a fact that the transition seems to be a major issue in mental health."