Opening statements by subcommittee chairman Timothy J. Penny and subcommittee member Christopher H. Smith, witness testimony, and material submitted for the record are included in this report of a congressional hearing on veterans' employment and training programs. The following witnesses provided prepared statements: Gregory Bresser, national service director, Military Order of the Purple Heart; Michael Brinck, national legislative director, AMVETS; Ronald Drach, national employment director, Disabled American Veterans; James Hubbard, director, national economic commission, The American Legion; Robert Manhan, national legislative service, Veterans of Foreign Wars; and David Ritterpusch, Acting Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor. The following materials were submitted for the record: statement--Non Commissioned Officers Association; written committee questions and their response--Chairman Penny to Department of Labor, Hon. Chris Smith to Department of Labor, Chairman Penny to The American Legion, Chairman Penny to Paralyzed Veterans of America, Chairman Penny to Disabled American Veterans, Chairman Penny to Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Chairman Penny to Military Order of the Purple Heart. (NLA)

Opening statements by subcommittee chairman Timothy J. Penny and subcommittee member Christopher H. Smith, witness testimony, and material submitted for the record are included in this report of a congressional hearing on veterans' employment and training programs. The following witnesses provided prepared statements: Gregory Bresser, national service director, Military Order of the Purple Heart; Michael Brinck, national legislative director, AMVETS; Ronald Drach, national employment director, Disabled American Veterans; James Hubbard, director, national economic commission, The American Legion; Robert Manhan, national legislative service, Veterans of Foreign Wars; and David Ritterpusch, Acting Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor. The following materials were submitted for the record: statement--Non Commissioned Officers Association; written committee questions and their response--Chairman Penny to Department of Labor, Hon. Chris Smith to Department of Labor, Chairman Penny to The American Legion, Chairman Penny to Paralyzed Veterans of America, Chairman Penny to Disabled American Veterans, Chairman Penny to Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Chairman Penny to Military Order of the Purple Heart. (NLA)