[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7795-H7796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HELPING VETERANS ACCESS BENEFITS

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 
5916, the Wounded Warrior Access Act.
  When veterans file claims to the VA, they are given what is called a 
c-file. My office has heard from countless numbers of veterans who have 
had trouble accessing these c-files through the VA's outdated and 
antiquated system. Our veterans need these files in order to access 
benefits that they have earned or appeal the VA's decisions about their 
claims.
  That is why, Mr. Speaker, this legislation is so important. The 
veterans in the Inland Empire and across this country need an easy way 
to access

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their information without jumping through these hoops. My bill is a 
commonsense solution that updates an antiquated system.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Takano and members of the House 
Veterans' Affairs Committee for their leadership in bringing this bill 
to the floor, and I urge my colleagues to join me in voting ``aye'' on 
H.R. 5916.

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