House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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February 4 at 10 a.m.
Full Committee Hearing
“U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012”

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Hearings » U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care: The Crown Jewel and Best Kept Secret

Opening Statements

• Hon. Michael H. Michaud , Chairman, Subcommittee on Health
• Hon. Henry E. Brown, Jr., Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Health
• Hon. Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida (Statement for the Record)

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• John Rowan, National President, Vietnam Veterans of America
• Reynaldo Leal, Jr., Representative, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, (OEF/OIF Veteran)
• Richard A. "Rick" Jones, Legislative Director, National Association for Uniformed Services



• Panel 2

• John King, Co Director, Veterans Community Action Teams Mission Project, Altarum Institute, Ann Arbor, MI
• Barbara Van Dahlen Romberg, Ph.D., Founder and President, Give an Hour, Bethesda, MD
• Bruce Bronzan, President, Trilogy Integrated Resources, San Rafael, CA
• Randall L. Rutta, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Easter Seals, Inc.
• Jeffrey W. Pollard, Ph.D., ABPP, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, on behalf of American Psychological Association
• Accompanied by:
• Michael Johnson, Military and Veterans Liaison, George Mason University



• Panel 3

• Paul J. Hutter, Chief Officer; Legislative, Regulatory, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied by:
• Ev Chasen, Chief Communications Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• John Brown, Director; Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Outreach Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Emily Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Officer of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 4

• Submissions for the Record 

• Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr., USNR (Ret.), Executive Director, Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs

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