Testimony - DAV

DAV frequently testifies before Congress to advise and advocate changes in law or policy. All DAV testimony is presented below.

2022 Testimony

21Sep

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Health Care Wait Times.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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15Sep

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee oversight hearing to examine women veterans’ access to the full spectrum of medical care.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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15Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: “Veteran Readiness and Employment: Is VA Succeeding?”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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13Jul

Statement for the Record – Legislative Hearing.

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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22Jun

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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15Jun

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – “Reviewing President Biden’s Strategy to Reduce Veteran Suicide by Addressing Economic Risk Factors”.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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14Jun

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and 2024 Advance Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Statement of the Independent Budget

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28Apr

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and 2024 Advance Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs

Statement of Independent Budget

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27Apr

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Oversight and Investigations – “At What Cost?–Ensuring Quality Representation in the Veteran Benefit Claims Process.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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29Mar

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Honoring our PACT Act.

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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29Mar

Testimony for the record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing.

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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23Mar

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – VA Caregiver Programs.

Statement of Jim Marszalek

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16Mar

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health.

Statement of Anthony Lewis

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16Mar

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives.

Statement of Shane Liermann

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01Mar

Testimony before a Joint Session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees – DAV’s legislative program for the year.

Statement of Andrew Marshall

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08Feb

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “Honoring Our Promise: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Services for Dependents and Survivors.”

Statement of Shane Liermann

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2021 Testimony

17Nov

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Health – “Supporting Survivors: Assessing VA’s Military Sexual Trauma Programs.”’

Statement of Shane Liermann

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17Nov

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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20Oct

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

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20Oct

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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13Oct

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

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22Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

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21Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Anthony Lewis

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14Jul

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

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13Jul

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, “VA Appeals Program: Examining the State of Modernization Efforts.”

Statement of Shane Liermann

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23Jun

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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16Jun

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget FY 2022 Budget Testimony

Statement of Shane Liermann

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09Jun

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget Testimony on Infrastructure

Statement on SVAC Joint IB on Infrastructure

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08Jun

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget Testimony

Statement of Shane Liermann

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27May

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget Testimony on Infrastructure

Statement of Joy Ilem

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26May

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – “Veteran Employment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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12May

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19.”

Statement of Carmen McGinnis

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12May

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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05May

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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28Apr

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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15Apr

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

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24Mar

Statement for the Record – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “COVID and Mental Health in VA.”

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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23Mar

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “VA Compensation and Pension Exams during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Path Forward.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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18Mar

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – “Beyond Deborah Sampson: Improving Healthcare for America’s Women Veterans in the 117th Congress.”

Statement of Ashleigh A. Byrnes

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10Mar

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “Military Toxic Exposures: The Human Consequences of War.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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03Mar

Testimony before a Joint Session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees – DAV’s legislative program for the year

Statement of Stephen Whitehead

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2020 Testimony

09Dec

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Women Veterans Task Force Roundtable discussion on the 2020 Report of the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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09Dec

Testimony for the record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, “The Toxic World of Presumptive Service Connection Determinations: Why Should Our Veterans Wait?”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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08Dec

Testimony for the record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, “Identifying Congressional and Administration Priorities for the Next Congress: How we can support our veterans through and after COVID-19.”

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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02Dec

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning VA health care eligibility

Statement of Marquis Barefield

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21Oct

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning implementation of Title I of the VA MISSION Act

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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30Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, “Mission Critical: Assessing Community Care Wait Times.”

Joint Statement of the Co-Authors of the Independent Budget

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23Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs concerning toxic exposure issues

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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10Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning various pending legislation (32 bills)

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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23July

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning various pending legislation (20 bills)

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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22July

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Women Veterans Task Force, “Safety for All: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs.”

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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16July

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs concerning various pending legislation (8 bills)

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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01July

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health concerning veterans’ access to reproductive health care and services through the VA

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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23June

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Technology Modernization and Health, “VA Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expansion and Impact.”

Statement of Marquis Barefield

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11June

Testimony for the record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, “Assessing the VA’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: 90 Days Later.”

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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03June

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning the VA budget request for FY 2021, Advance Appropriations for FY 2022 and FY 2022 Supplemental Funding under the CARES Act

Joint Statement

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19May

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Women Veterans Task Force concerning women veterans’ issues

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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10Mar

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concerning HR 5245, the SHIELD for Veterans Act

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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03Mar

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health concerning long-term services and supports provided by or sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Statement of Adrian M. Atizado

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27Feb

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning the President’s fiscal year 2021 funding request for the Department of Veterans Affairs

Joint Statement of the Co-Authors of The Independent Budget

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25Feb

Testimony before a Joint Session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees – DAV’s legislative program for the year

Statement of Stephen Whitehead

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05Feb

Testimony for the record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concerning VA support for survivors of military sexual trauma

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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05Feb

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee concerning implementation of the Veterans Community Care Program

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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2019 Testimony

20Nov

Testimony before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – two suicide prevention bills

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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30Oct

Testimony of Shane Liermann – Blue Water Navy Claims – HVAC Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Statement of Shane Liermann

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22Oct

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Statement of Shane Liermann

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25Sep

Testimony of Adrian Atizado – For the Record – HVAC Subcommittee on Health – MISSION Act Community Care

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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25Sep

Testimony of Shane Liermann – SVAC – Future of Presumptive Decision Making for Blue Water Navy Veterans

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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19Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – VA Contracted Exams, Quality Review Process, and Service to Rural Veterans

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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19Sep

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – Examining VA’s Overpayments and Collection Processes.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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11Sep

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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10July

Testimony for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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20June

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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20June

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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22May

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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15May

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health

Statement of Co-Authors of The Independent Budget

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02May

Testimony of Joy J. Ilem – Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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01May

Testimony of Shane L. Liermann – Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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30Apr

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Statement of Co-Authors of The Independent Budget

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30Apr

Testimony before Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies

Statement of Co-Authors of The Independent Budget

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30Apr

Testimony of Joy J. Ilem – Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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29Apr

Testimony of Joy J. Ilem – Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Statement of Joy J. Ilem

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10Apr

Testimony of Adrian Atizado – Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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09Apr

Testimony for the record of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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03Apr

Testimony before Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and House of Representatives

Statement of The Independent Budget

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02Apr

Testimony before Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies

Statement of The Independent Budget

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26Mar

Testimony before the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs U.S. Senate

Statement of The Independent Budget

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26Feb

Testimony before the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives

Statement of Dennis R. Nixon

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2018 Testimony

27Sep

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Suicide prevention

Statement of Shurhonda Y. Love

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05Sep

Testimony before House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Various Pending Legislation

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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13June

Testimony before Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva

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17May

Testimony before House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program of the VA

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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17Apr

Testimony of Adrian Atizado – Various Pending Legislation – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health

Statement of Adrian Atizado

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15Mar

Testimony of Shane L. Liermann, DAV Assistant National Legislative Director – on Economic Opprotunity

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

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15Mar

Joint Statement of the Co-Authors of The Independent Budget

Statement of Co-Authors

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27Feb

Testimony of Delphine Metcalf-Foster, DAV National Commander – Committees on Veterans’ Affairs U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives

Statement of Delphine Metcalf-Foster

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06Feb

Testimony of Adrian M. Atizado, Deputy National Legislative Director – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Needs of Caregivers and VA Caregiver Programs

Statement of Adrian M. Atizado

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30Jan

Statement of Jim Marszalek, DAV National Service Director, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – implementation of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act

Statement of Jim Marszalek

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18Jan

Testimony for the record – Shurhonda Love – Joint Hearing of House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Health and Economic Opportunity – Oversight of Homeless Programs

Statement of Shurhonda Love

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