And for those who have already served, we need to fix the VA system and implement many of the recommendations of the Dole-Shalala Commission and the Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission report.

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The panel, which has a March 30, 1998 deadline for making its final recommendations, will be co-chaired by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and the secretary of labor.

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