To assume that people because they are investment advisors are there just to take your money is offensive to me.

As our full committee Ranking Member Scott has said, the Congress should not be in the business of destabilizing efforts...

If we continue to delay fixing this problem, I am afraid that the wait for our veterans will continue to grow.

We have to do better.

It is important to keep in mind that the appeals system was first developed in 1933 and it was last updated in the late 1980s, so true reform is long overdue.

I plan to work with Chairman Isakson and our Senate colleagues to get an appeals reform bill on President Trump's desk this year.

Every day that we fail to bring real reform to this outdated system means that more veterans will be filing appeals in a broken system that does not meet their needs.

I am committed to doing just that, as this entire Committee is.

The VA's appeals process is broken.

I am very appreciative to Representative Bost for these efforts.

MOAA is especially grateful for the Committee's leadership in seeking views from a variety of stakeholders relevant to the VA appeals modernization.

This Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 may be one of the most important things that we do, because fixing this outdated appeal system has been one of my top priorities since I was the Ranking Member on the…