House Proceeding 03-18-09 on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 2:21:55 to 2:24:15
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Ron Klein: our veterans are able to proceed with all of their when they return home. i thank the gentleman for offering the amendment. i urge passage of the the chair: the gentleman from new mexico. mr. teague: yes, mr. chairman. i yield the remaining time to the co-sponsor of this

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Speech By: Ron Klein

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Ron Klein: amendment, congressman klein. the chair: the gentleman from florida is recognized for the balance of the time. mr. klein: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thk the gentleman. mr. chairman and members, i rise in strong support of this amendment and the underlying bill. congressman teague and i introduced this amendment in order to clarify the services that can be formed by veterans,

2:22:35 to 2:22:55( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Klein: corporate volunteers everywhere. i represent palm beach and broward county in florida. we all agree when americans who wear the military unifor return from service they deserve to be treated with the higheslevel of respect and diity that they have earned. this includes making sure they receive the benefits they are entitled to. i know we all share that commitment.

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Ron Klein: while the united states department of veterans' affairs and military staff work hard to ensure that every veteran gets full advantage of the benefits they have earned, some veteran still have difficulty navigating the system and coming up with all the necessary documents. by allowing trained veteran corps volunteer to guide them through this process, we can

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Ron Klein: ensure more veterans obtain the benefits they were promised. with thousands of new members -- service members returning from afghanistan and iraq, the job of the veterans corps is more critical than ever. as of september, 2008, 330,000 iraq and afghanistan war veterans have filed disability claims with the v.a.

2:23:39 to 2:24:00( Edit History Discussion )

Ron Klein: yet 54,000 are still waiting for confirmation that the v.a. even received their claims. the average wait for disability claim is more than six months. this amendment could help these veterans access the services they need. i can think of few priorities greater or more urgent than providing basic services such as these to our brave men and

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Ron Klein: women who protect our country, secure our peace and safeguard our way of life. i would like to thank my colleague, cgressman teague, for working with me on this amendment, and particularly chairman miller for introducing this important piece of legislation which will enabl hundreds of thousands of