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WITNESS LIST

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS

Hearing on the Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs’

Implementation of the VA Claims Processing Task Force’s

 Recommendations, and Exploring the Potential for a Greater

VA/Veterans Service Organization “Partnership.”

Thursday, June 6, 2002, 10:00 a.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building

Panel 1

Honorable Daniel L. Cooper
Under Secretary for Benefits
Veterans Benefits Administration

Accompanied by:

Mr. Robert Epley
Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management
Veterans Benefits Administration

Honorable E. Dane Clark
Chairman
Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Ms. Laura Miller
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration

Mr. John H. Thompson
Deputy General Counsel
Department of Veterans Affairs Office of General Counsel

Mr. Jack Ross
Director, Cleveland Regional Office
Department of Veterans Affairs

Panel 2

Mr. George Hunt
President
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers
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Accompanied by:

Mr. Michael Murphy
First Vice President
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers

Mr. Ronald Melendez
Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers 

Mr. Raymond G. Boland
President
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs
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Panel 3

Mr. Carl Blake
Associate Legislative Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Mr. John McNeil
Deputy Director, National Veterans Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
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Mr. Brian E. Lawrence
Associate National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans

Mr. James R. Fischl
Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
The American Legion
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Panel 4

Mr. John K. Lopez
Chairman
Association for Service Disabled Veterans
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Mr. Leonard J. Selfon, Esq.
Director, Veterans Benefits Program
Vietnam Veterans of America

Mr. Howard G. DeWolf
National Service Director
AMVETS
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