Morano questions Bellow on Intro 928 codification concerns

First, Mr.

Bellow, thank you for your testimony.

I'll note that we are looking at other things, too, including inspired by a lot of the work that you do and have done in your newsletter and a lot of your work.

Your observations.

I totally understand where you're coming from on Intro 914.

A quick question on Intro 928.

So you noted that DVS, and this was covered when I spoke with the commissioner, already has two LGBTQ plus liaisons and questioned whether that function should be codified.

If a future administration eliminated those positions tomorrow, what mechanism would exist

to ensure that LGBTQ plus veterans continue to have a designated point of contact and advocate within the agency?

Well, I think this goes back to the first question.

So they have two LBGTQ liaisons.

My understanding from what I heard, one is outreach, one is claims.

So my question would be, where is that on DVS's website?

First and foremost, I think, I mean, maybe it's there, I don't know.

But I think that this goes back to what I said in my testimony.

If we're doing, if a veteran comes to DVS as a veteran and it's within the intake and within the conversation that is identified as LBGTQ, do they not have somebody that's...

that's they have there that's an additional that made that would first I mean if that's an additional duty that's fine but I just think that if we're gonna codify something into a another position then that opens it up to like you know

I'm a disabled veteran.

Sure.

Where's my liaison?

You know, I just think that they, again, the way I see it and the way it's said to me through my conversations with veterans, anybody who goes to DVS comes in as a veteran or a family member.

Yeah.

Noted.

Thank you very much.

It is on the website, by the way, from what I could tell.

Mr.

Pena, thank you.