Political Quotes

“We have been and will continue to be strong supporters of the veterans' pro bono representation program which will receive a substantial portion of the proposed transfer. Without adequate funding, this essential program will be unable to meet the needs of those veterans who depend on it as their only means of representation before the court. As you know, the DAV has been an active participant in the veterans' pro bono legal program and supports what this program has been able to do for those veterans unable to obtain legal representation for their claims before the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. Accordingly, we support your amendment which will allow the Court to fully fund the pro bono legal program without reducing activities of the Court. Mr. Chairman, what these gentlemen are saying, because they know something of the issue, because they represent veterans, they are saying we have a lot of low-income veterans who cannot make a trip to Washington, by the way, to make their claim. If they are low-income by definition, they cannot leave their communities, and I think that is a disgrace unto itself.”