Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1273, Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Study Act (Rep. Zeldin); H.R. 1355, K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021 (Rep. Lynch); H.R. 1585, Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021 (Rep. Meng); H.R. 1972, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 (Rep. Harder); H.R. 2127, TEAM Act (Rep. Bost); H.R. 2268, Keeping Our Promises Act (Rep. Westerman); H.R. 2368, COVENANT Act (Rep. Luria); H.R. 2372, Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act (Rep Ruiz); H.R. 2436, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021 (Rep. Slotkin); H.R. 2530, Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act (Rep. Nehls); H.R.2569, Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act (Rep. Cartwright); H.R. 2580, Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 (Rep. Hayes); H.R. 2607, FASTER Presumptions Act (Rep. Trone); H.R. 2742, PFAS Registry Act of 2021 (Rep. Pappas), and H.R. 2825, Fort McClellan Health Registry Act (Rep. Tonko)

Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Panel one

The Honorable Mike Bost
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Elaine G. Luria
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Troy E. Nehls
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Chris Pappas
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Elissa Slotkin
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Raul Ruiz
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Stephen F. Lynch
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Bruce Westerman
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Paul Tonko
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Matt Cartwright
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Jahana Hayes
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Gregory F. Murphy
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Panel two

Mr. Ronald Burke
Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Oversight, Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans Affairs

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Ms. Beth Murphy
Executive Director for Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ms. Patricia R. Hastings
Chief Consultant for Post Deployment Health Services, Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Karl Kelsey
Professor of Epidemiology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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Panel three

Mr. Aleksandr Morosky
Government Affairs Specialist, Wounded Warrior Project

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Mr. Travis Horr
Director, Government Affairs, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

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Mr. Shane L. Liermann
Deputy National Legislative Director for Benefits, Disabled American Veterans

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Ms. Kristina Keenan
Associate Director, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.

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Mr. James L. Price
Veteran

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