“While I do not question the commitment of the Army to provide the best possible medical care to servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, it is clear given recent hearings and news reports that changes need to be made. I am committed to ensuring that our men and women in uniform receive unfettered access to competent and coordinated care in safe, clean facilities. It is clear that the medical center’s administrative policies need to be revised, not only at Walter Reed, but across the system at locations both here and abroad.

“I will be supporting H.R.1268, the Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007. We must promise our servicemembers and veterans that we will seek accountability and work towards eliminating these problems completely. They have given too much to our nation already to expect anything less.”

H.R. 1268 will: