03/16/2009
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"Thank you, Madam Chair for having this and I hope we will continue to have these hearings."
"Too often, as Americans, we tend to take our freedom for granted, but we should never forget that we owe our freedom to our Nation's veterans."
"Thank you all for what you do for our country and for our veterans."
"One of the committee's longstanding priorities has been addressing recruitment and retention across the Department of Veterans Affairs."