02/23/2009
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"Like you, I wish we could make this permanent, but in the short term we certainly need to raise the compensation for this year."
"I fully support this legislation and believe that it will build on the VA's successes to date fighting the backlog."
"I believe this is a commonsense approach, and I hope we can move the bill to the floor as quickly as possible."
"We have lots of time. Go ahead."