SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
BACKHUS 37
CARBONNEAU 7 15 16 18 19 20 21 24 25
COOKSEY 39 42 45 46 47 49 50 51
FULLER 17 18 19 20 25 31
GUTIERREZ 3 22 24 25 26
KIZER 33 45 46 47 48
KRUGMAN 39 47 49 50 51
PETERSON 27 30 31
QUANDT 42 45 50 51
ROBERTSON 4 14 15 18 19 21 22 23 28
30 31
STEARNS 1 3 4 7 10 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 26 30 31 32
33 36
WANNEMACHER 17 18 19 20 29
WARFIELD 11 16 17 18 19 30 32
CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS
OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN STEARNS
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ
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STATEMENTS OF STEVE A. ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION, THE AMERICAN LEGION;
ROBERT P. CARBONNEAU, CHAIRMAN, FISCAL YEAR 1999 INDEPENDENT BUDGET POLICY COUNCIL, ACCOMPANIED BY
RICHARD A. WANNEMACHER, JR., ASSOCIATE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS,
AND RICHARD B. FULLER, NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA; AND WILLIAM
WARFIELD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
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STATEMENT OF STEVE A. ROBERTSON
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STATEMENT OF ROBERT P. CARBONNEAU
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STATEMENT OF WILLIAM WARFIELD
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. COLLIN C. PETERSON
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STATEMENTS OF KENNETH W. KIZER, M.D., M.P.H., UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS; STEPHEN P. BACKHUS, DIRECTOR, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND MILITARY HEALTH CARE ISSUES, HEALTH,
EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; RICHARD KRUGMAN, M.D., DEAN,
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, REPRESENTING THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL
COLLEGES; AND MARJORIE R. QUANDT, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMISSION ON FUTURE STRUCTURE OF
VETERANS HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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STATEMENT OF KENNETH W. KIZER, M.D., M.P.H.
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STATEMENT OF STEPHEN P. BACKHUS
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STATEMENT OF RICHARD KRUGMAN, M.D.
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STATEMENT OF MARJORIE R. QUANDT
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