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September 26, 2007

Medical Care for Wounded Veterans

An oversight hearing was held on the treatment of wounded soldiers at Water Reed Army Medical Center. The committee examined the Government … read more

An oversight hearing was held on the treatment of wounded soldiers at Water Reed Army Medical Center. The committee examined the Government Accountability Office’s independent assessment of actions taken by the administration to improve and to streamline care for wounded soldiers. Witnesses testified about reforms implemented by the Army following revelations of poor treatment of U.S. personnel returning from Iraq, the pace of implementing several support and recovery programs, and requested extensions for program implementation. close

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Daniel Bertoni Acting Director Government Accountability Office->Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
Michael L. Dominguez Principal Dep. Asst. Secretary Department of Defense->Personnel and Readiness

Patrick Dunne Assistant Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs->Policy and Planning
John Pendleton Director Government Accountability Office->Defense Force Structure and Readiness
Eric B. Schoomaker M.D. Commanding General U.S. Army->North Atlantic Regional Medical Command
Tom Davis III U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Paul Hodes U.S. Representative [D] New Hampshire
Stephen F. Lynch U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Betty McCollum U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
Todd Platts U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Christopher Shays U.S. Representative [R] Connecticut
John Tierney U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Mike Turner U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Henry Waxman U.S. Representative [D] California

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House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs

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Program ID:: 201206-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 27, 2007 | 12:09am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Sep 29, 2007 | 1:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Sep 27, 2007 | 12:09am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 27, 2007 | 4:50am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 29, 2007 | 1:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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