The State of VA Health Care
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Agenda
PANEL I
The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied By:
The Honorable Robert A. Petzel, MD, Under Secretary for Health
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PANEL II
Daniel M. Dellinger, National Commander, The American Legion
Joseph A. Violante, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
Tom Tarantino, Chief Policy Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Carl Blake, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America
D. Wayne Robinson, President and CEO, Student Veterans of America
Ryan Gallucci, Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Rick Weidman, Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America
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PANEL III
Richard Griffin, Acting Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied By:
John D. Daigh, Jr., MD, Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections
Rear Admiral W. Clyde Marsh, USN, Retired, President, National Association of State Directors of
Veterans Affairs
Debra A. Draper, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability Office
Phillip Longman, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation
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Member Statements
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Senator John Boozman (R-AR)
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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
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Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)
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Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
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Testimony
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Mr. Tom Tarantino
Chief Policy OfficerIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of AmericaDownload File (255.29 KB) -
Mr. Joseph A. Violante
National Legislative DirectorDisabled American VeteransDownload File (73.04 KB) -
Rear Admiral W. Clyde Marsh, USN, Ret.
PresidentNational Association of State Directors of Veterans AffairsDownload File (1.06 MB) -
Mr. Carl Blake
National Legislative DirectorParalyzed Veterans of AmericaDownload File (62.67 KB) -
Honorable Eric K. Shinseki
SecretaryDepartment of Veterans AffairsDownload File (61.36 KB) -
Mr. Ryan Gallucci
Deputy Director, National Legislative ServiceVeterans of Foreign WarsDownload File (29.04 KB) -
Rick Weidman
Executive DirectorVietnam Veterans of AmericaDownload File (71.41 KB) -
Mr. Daniel M. Dellinger
National CommanderThe American LegionDownload File (118.75 KB) -
Mr. Richard Griffin
Acting Inspector GeneralDepartment of Veterans AffairsDownload File (71.57 KB) -
Mr. Phillip Longman
Senior Research FellowNew America FoundationDownload File (122.78 KB) -
Ms. Debra A. Draper
Director, Health CareGovernment Accountability OfficeDownload File (324.39 KB) -
Mr. D. Wayne Robinson
President and CEOStudent Veterans of AmericaDownload File (138.28 KB)