Panel 1

Ms. Cynthia A. Bascetta
Director
Veterans’ Health and Benefits Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office   
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Accompanied by: 

Mr. Steven L. Caldwell
Assistant Director 
Defense Capabilities and Management Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office 

Panel 2 

Honorable Anthony J. Principi
Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Accompanied by: 

Frances M. Murphy, M.D.
Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Mr. James J. Farsetta
Director
VA New York/New Jersey Healthcare System, VISN 3
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Mr. John J. Donnellan, Jr.
Director
VA New York Harbor Health Care System
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 

And: 

Honorable Claude A. Allen
Deputy Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services   
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Panel 3 

Dr. Sue Bailey
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
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Mr. Kenneth S. Kasprisin
Associate Director 
Readiness, Response and Recovery Division
Federal Emergency Management Agency   
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Mr. James Krueger
Executive Vice President
Chapter Services Network
American Red Cross   
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Ms. Annie W. Everett
Acting Regional Administrator for the National Capitol Region
General Services Administration   
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Panel 4

Dr. David S. C. Chu 
Under Secretary of Defense
Personnel and Readiness
Department of Defense
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Statements for the Record

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA  
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Jacqueline Garrick, CSW, ACSW, CTS
Deputy Director, Health Care National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
The American Legion
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Paul A. Hayden
Associate Director
National Legislative Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Joy J. Ilem
Assistant National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans
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Richard C. Schneider
Director of Veterans and State Affairs
NCOA
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PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
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