SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
BORREGO 27 29 30 31
DRACH 10 11 12 14 20 21 23
EVANS 5 6
FAGNONI 6 9
FILNER 4
HUBBARD 18
MR. DRACH 23
QUINN 1 5 6 9 10 11 12 14 17
20 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 30
31 32 34 35
THOMAS 15
THOMPSON 32 34 35
WEST 24
WILLIAMS 35
CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS
OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN QUINN
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB FILNER
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STATEMENT OF CYNTHIA M. FAGNONI, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND MILITARY HEALTH CARE
ISSUES, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION, U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ACCOMPANIED
BY JEFFREY L. POUNDS, SENIOR EVALUATOR, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, ATLANTA, GA
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STATEMENT OF RONALD W. DRACH, CHAIRMAN, VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REHABILITATION
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STATEMENTS OF HARLEY THOMAS, ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA; JAMES
B. HUBBARD, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ECONOMIC COMMISSION, THE AMERICAN LEGION; RONALD W. DRACH, NATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS; AND KELLI R. WILLARD WEST, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
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STATEMENT OF HARLEY THOMAS
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STATEMENT OF JAMES B. HUBBARD
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STATEMENT OF RONALD W. DRACH
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STATEMENT OF KELLI R. WILLARD WEST
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STATEMENT OF ESPIRIDION (AL) BORREGO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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STATEMENT OF JOSEPH THOMPSON, UNDER SECRETARY FOR BENEFITS, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
ACCOMPANIED BY JULIUS WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, VA VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE
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