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President Bush Receives Briefing by The Co-Chairs of The President's
Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 25, 2007

President Bush Receives Briefing by The Co-Chairs of The President's
Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors Oval Office

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˙˙˙˙˙ In Focus: Veterans

10:34 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Secretary Shalala and Senator Dole for
briefing myself and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Defense
on the general recommendations they'll be making to the country about how
to make sure that our wounded heroes get the best possible care from the
Defense Department and the Veterans Affairs Department.

I asked these two distinguished citizens to lead an extensive search about
how best for this government to respond. We owe a wounded solider the very
best care and the very best benefits and the very easiest to understand
system. And so they took a very interesting approach. They took the
perspective from the patient, as the patient had to work his way through
the hospitals and bureaucracies. And they've come up with some very
interesting and important suggestions that they'll be voting on later, and
then will be holding a press conference about afterwards.

The reason I've asked you to come in is I do want to thank you on behalf of
the nation for doing what's right.

I also want to recognize Bob Woodruff here. He is a -- he himself was
wounded, severely wounded, and went through the system, to a certain
extent. And we welcome you back, and we're glad you're with us. And we
would hope that any wounded soldier, any person in uniform would receive
the kind of care and the ability to return to work, just like you have
done. And so we're glad you're with us, Bob. Congratulations on the will to
recover.

That will exist with our troops, as well. It's amazing how courageous our
men and women in uniform are, and they deserve the best. And that's the
spirit in which you analyzed the system, and we welcome your
recommendations and we thank you for your service.

Thank you.

END 10:37 A.M. EDT
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