Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007
March 28, 2007
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]: Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1538, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act.
The revamped case management system, the toll-free complaint hotline, and record transfer process from the Defense Department to the Veterans Administration will provide timely and serious response to the medical needs of our veterans.
Through repeated tours of duty, our troops have been made more vulnerable to injury and serious health complications. The U.S. Veteran healthcare system desperately needs the improvements that this bill provides in order to accommodate the soldiers who will be returning from these multiple tours.
In the 35th Congressional District, I have assigned staff specifically to the task of fielding the many calls of veterans who need assistance. Out of all veteran calls that we receive in our District office, the number one reason is to help them get a live response and to navigate through the bureaucracy to obtain the medical benefits that they earned serving our country. Therefore, in Los Angeles, we have living proof that our system is broken and in need of the fixes that this legislation offers.
Congress has appropriated more than enough funds to give our veterans decent medical care when they come home.
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Contact: Mikael Moore
202-225-2201
