06/20/2006
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"I commend the Department for the decision on the Agent Orange diseases, and I think that is the right thing to do."
"The Department of Veterans Affairs has one of the most important missions in our government."
"this subcommittee has always put our Nation's veterans first, and I can say with great assurance that we will do whatever it takes, in a bipartisan manner, to work with you to make sure the VA has all..."
"I think that hitting it now rather than waiting so long, as was done in Agent Orange, it is still late, but I am glad we are doing it."