I think Mr. Sweet has pretty much summed it up in a very clear, concise capsule. Sometimes when you're involved in it as heavily as I've been, you forget to mention some of the things that matter, and that's exactly what the bill of rights is to me--a club, if you will, to ensure that veterans had their rights written down, so that if any of them were infringed upon, they could in fact go to the ombudsman. And the ombudsman position, thanks to this committee, is now going to be in place. This bill of rights, to me, was a clear direction as to what the rights of a veteran are, and the veteran could in fact then complain to the appropriate level if those rights were not respected.
On March 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.