[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 20, 1994)]
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      EMPLOYEES OF LITTLE ROCK, AR, VA OFFICE RECEIVE HAMMER AWARD

  Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a group of 
Federal employees in Arkansas who have been chosen for recognition for 
their efforts in expediting veterans' claims. I want to congratulate 
Donald D. Iddings, adjudication officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Little Rock Regional Office, and Dan Tubbs, Becky Beatty, 
Melinda Cone, Donna Heffington, Patsy Tarvin, George Toney, Beverly 
McIntosh, Jan Avant, Bob Ward, and Larry Mack on being chosen to 
receive the Vice Presidential Hammer Award for innovations in the 
processing of original veterans' claims and subsequent reduction of 
bureaucratic redtape.
  This is most deserved recognition for their dedication and hard work 
on behalf of the veterans of America and their beneficiaries, efforts 
that will translate into much more timely responses to their benefits 
claims.
  These individuals, along with the Pharmacy Department of the John L. 
McClellan VA Medical Center, will be presented with these awards by 
Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Hershel Gober, acting 
on behalf of Vice President Gore, on Wednesday, September 21, 1994, at 
the North Little Rock Division of the John L. McClellan VA Medical 
Center.
  Mr. President, I am proud of these Federal employees in my State who 
have discovered innovative ways to improve service to our veterans.

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