10/07/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"My fear is that it would address even further the concern that Dr. Hooker has on the clinical side and eventually we find ourselves not talking about disability claims, we find ourselves talking about..."
"I just introduced a bill yesterday that...provides for any veteran that sends in an application, a claim that has all the documentation they need, that they get an additional year's worth of benefits."
"I would also note that I am as committed today, as I was during my early years on the VA Committee, to the belief that the Government can be fiscally responsible while still fulfilling its commitments..."
"It was Ted Wade and Sarah Wade that I think played the biggest part in the creation of the Caregiver Act."