"It is time that we take action on this and we provide the benefits and the health care that these veterans deserve based off their service."
"frankly, the biggest challenge is to make sure that those folks who have been denied benefits and were denied in the past, and even their survivors, really are made whole and in a timely basis."
"I can imagine it would be quite a complex thing tracing back through, you know, deck logs and service records and determining dates of where ships were located at specific times."
"So how will you as VSOs seek to communicate and find these other individuals who may not have yet come forward thinking that potentially they could have been eligible for this benefit?"
"We made that recommendation and I think a number of our colleagues represented here made the same recommendation to the VA 2 months ago just in case."
"Thank you, on behalf of the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), its national officers and members, for this opportunity to offer our views on H. R. 1199."
"Chairwoman Luria, Ranking Member Bost, and Members of the Subcommittee:"
"I humbly request that the National Academy of Science distinguish the difference between the Lowja veterans and the Enewetak veterans for various reasons."
"I believe that a study is important for all the veterans that conducted the cleanup on Enewetak Atoll."
"One of the things that strikes me the most when I look at the budget is the changes year over year to a 30-year shipbuilding plan."
"If that vision changes every year, do we really have a clear vision?"
"This force is designed to do that all the way to 2030."