SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
A'ZERA 23 29 30 33
BASCETTA 4 18
BRADSHAW 34
EGAN 38 39
EPLEY 11 12 13
FILNER 30 32 33
GIBBONS 3 9 11 12 13
HAYWORTH 3 12 14 15
QUINN 1 3 6 7 8 9 12 15 16
17 18 19 22 25 27 28 29 30
32 33 36 37 38 39
RUSSO 36 37
SURRATT 25 28 32
THOMAS 38
THOMPSON 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17
18 19
WILKERSON 20 30 33
CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS
OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN QUINN
PAGE 1
OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JIM GIBBONS
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STATEMENT OF JOSEPH THOMPSON, UNDER SECRETARY FOR BENEFITS, VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; ACCOMPANIED BY PATRICK NAPPI, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR
OPERATIONS, VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION; NORA EGAN, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT,
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION; ROBERT EPLEY, DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION AND PENSION SERVICES,
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION; AND CYNTHIA A. BASCETTA, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, VA & MILITARY
HEALTH CARE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
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STATEMENT OF CYNTHIA BASCETTA
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STATEMENT OF JOSEPH THOMPSON
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STATEMENTS OF PHILIP R. WILKERSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NATIONAL VETERANS AFFAIRS AND REHABILITATION
COMMISSION, THE AMERICAN LEGION; VERONICA A'ZERA, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, AMVETS; AND RICK SURRATT,
DEPUTY NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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STATEMENT OF PHILIP WILKERSON
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STATEMENT OF VERONICA A'ZERA
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STATEMENT OF RICK SURRATT
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB FILNER
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STATEMENTS OF HARLEY THOMAS, ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA; BILL
RUSSO, DIRECTOR, VETERANS BENEFITS PROGRAMS, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA; AND WILLIAM L. BRADSHAW,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NATIONAL VETERANS SERVICE, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
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STATEMENT Of WILLIAM BRADSHAW
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STATEMENT OF BILL RUSSO
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STATEMENT OF HARLEY THOMAS
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