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WITNESS LIST 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH 

Hearing on the Health Care of Filipino World War II

 Veterans within the Department of Veterans Affairs 

Thursday, June 13, 2002, 3:00 p.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building 

Statement of Congressman Jerry Moran

Statement of Congressman Bob Filner

Panel 1 

His Excellency Albert Del Rosario
Ambassador to the United States
Embassy of the Philippines 
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Honorable Anthony J. Principi
Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs 
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Accompanied by: 

Mr. John H. Thompson
Deputy General Counsel 

Panel 2 

Honorable Daniel Inouye
United States Senator for the State of Hawaii 
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Honorable Benjamin Gilman
Member of Congress from the State of New York
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Honorable Randy “Duke” Cunningham
Member of Congress from the State of California 
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Honorable Dana Rohrabacher
Member of Congress from the State of California 
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Honorable Patsy Mink
Member of Congress from the State of Hawaii  
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Honorable Juanita Millender-McDonald
Member of Congress from the State of California 
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Honorable Robert A. Underwood
Member of Congress from the Territory of Guam 
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Panel 3 

Lou Diamond Phillips
Actor and Filipino Veterans Activist
Los Angeles, California 
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Fritz Friedman
Chair
Assembly for Justice
Los Angeles, California  
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Panel 4 

Mr. Resty Supnet
President
Filipino World War II Veterans Foundation of San Diego County 

Accompanied by: 

Mr. Romy Monteyro 
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Mr. Patrick Ganio
President
American Coalition for Filipino Veterans 
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Ms. Susan Espiritu Maquindang
Executive Director
Filipino-American Service Group 
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Ms. Lourdes Santos Tancinco
President
San Francisco Veterans Equity Center 
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Panel 5 

Ms. Joy J. Ilem
Assistant National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans 
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Mr. Richard Weidman
Director of Government Relations
Vietnam Veterans of America 
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Mr. James Fischl
Director of National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
The American Legion 
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Statements for the Record 

Honorable Barbara Boxer
United States Senator for the State of California 

Honorable Barbara Lee
Member of Congress from the State of California 

Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Member of Congress from the State of California 
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Honorable Maxine Waters
Member of Congress from the State of California 
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General Tagumpay Nanadiego
Former Special Presidential Representative
Embassy of the Philippines 
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Ms. Wendy Lawrence
Associate Director
National Legislative Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars 
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Mr. Richard Jones
National Legislative Director
AMVETS
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