I would like to thank the Committee, the VA leadership, particularly Secretary Eric Shinseki; Mike Galloucis, Executive Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs; Chris Nowak, the Director of the VA's National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events; our organizational partners in carrying out this program; of course, Senators Boozman and Begich, who introduced S. 3206, and other Members of the Committee who have joined them in cosponsoring this legislation that extends a program that is so critical to supporting our Nation's finest.
Sherrod Brown: “I would like to thank the Committee, the VA leadership, particularly Secretary Eric Shinseki; Mike Galloucis, Executive…”
On the recordJune 26, 2012
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Brown thanks the committee and highlights the importance of S. 3206 for veterans.
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