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NEWS from Hearing on H.R. 2792, the Disabled Veterans Service Dogs and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, the Veterans’ Emergency Telephone Service Act of 2001 and H.R. 1136, a bill to require Department of Veterans Affairs’ pharmacies to dispense medication to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners  

Witness List and Statements

Picture of Veterans Health Chairman Jerry Moran and Rin Tin Tin #8.
Veterans Health Chairman Jerry Moran of Kansas is formally introduced to Rin Tin Tin #8, a direct lineal descendent of the famous TV and movie dog.
Picture of Rinty, Fearghas and Gustav, with their partner, Beth Barkley. Picture of Miss Christina Smith with the three canine.
Picture of Moira Shea. Left top, “Rinty,” Fearghas and Gustav, with their partner, Beth Barkley, contemplate their testimony before the Subcommittee on Health. Above, Miss Christina Smith, daughter of Committee Deputy Counsel Kingston Smith, enjoys the company of three canine stars of the hearing. On the Left, Moira Shea provides powerful testimony on the true meaning of a service dog. 

Picture of Richard Fuller, Joy Ilem, Tom Miller, Jacqueline Garrick, and Richard Jones.
Veterans organization witnesses Richard Fuller (PVA); Joy Ilem (DAV); Tom Miller (BVA); Jacqueline Garrick (American Legion) and Richard Jones (AMVETS) testify on the bill before the Subcommittee.
Pictures of VA Secretary Anthony Principi. Picture of Vice Chairman Cliff Stearns, Counsel John Bradley, Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Bob Filner.
Left, VA Secretary Anthony Principi makes an emphatic point on his legislative testimony. On the right, Vice Chairman Cliff Stearns, Counsel John Bradley, Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Bob Filner react together in a humorous moment.
Picture of Dave Weldon, Roger Wicker, and Lois Capps. Three House Members, Dave Weldon (FL), Roger Wicker (MS), and Lois Capps (CA) summarize their views on legislation they are sponsoring, under consideration at the hearing.