Key Takeaways
- Sen. Moran held nominations hearing for Board and Court vacancies without a vote and committed to November hearing on Oracle's $17 billion EHR increase.
- Maria Lopez (Nominee to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) pledged 90-day review to cut delays while preserving legal accuracy.
- Sen. Blumenthal pressed Robert R. Fleck (Nominee to be Judge, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) on nepotism findings, which Fleck disputed citing court criticism.
- Sen. Cassidy praised James Quinn's seventeen years of veterans casework, while Sen. Blumenthal called considering his future vacancy unprecedented before elections.
- Written follow-up questions are due next, then committee votes as appeals hit record 10,449 cases with 21% further increase projected.
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