SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
BACKHUS 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
CLAY 20
COOPER 32 42 44 45
DEAL 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19
EVANS 4 15 16 17 19 20 28 29 30
31 44 45 46
EVERETT 1 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27
28 30 31 35 37 38 41 42 43
44 46
JACOBSON 42
MCKENZIE 37 38 41 44 45 46
MECHER 10 11
MOSLEY 35 43 44
REYNOLDS 29
CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS
OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN EVERETT
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. LANE EVANS, RANKING DEMOCRATIC MEMBER, FULL COMMITTEEE ON VETERANS'
AFFAIRS
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STATEMENT OF LARRY R. DEAL, DIRECTOR, VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK 7, VETERANS HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS accompanied by CARTER E. MECHER, VISN 7 CLINICAL
MANAGER, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS and JIMMIE L. CLAY,
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL ALABAMA VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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STATEMENT OF STEPHEN BACKHUS, DIRECTOR, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND MILITARY HEALTH CARE ISSUES, GENERAL
ACCOUNTING OFFICE accompanied by PAUL REYNOLDS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND MILITARY
HEALTH CARE ISSUES, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
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STATEMENTS OF ANDREW J. COOPER, THE AMERICAN LEGION, ACCOMPANIED BY JAKE JACOBSON, IMMEDIATE PAST
STATE COMMANDER, THE AMERICAN LEGION; THURSTON MOSLEY, STATE COMMANDER, DISABLED AMERICAN
VETERANS; AND WILL McKENZIE, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
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STATEMENT OF ANDREW J. COOPER
PAGE 32
STATEMENT OF THURSTON MOSLEY, STATE COMMANDER, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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STATEMENT OF WILLIAM E. McKENZIE, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
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