mr. filner revealed people on this committee now. you are taken from ims server to serve the president as director omb and as chief of of staff and then later as director of central intelligence the announcer could care your defense. that's a lifetime to be commended. secretary should psyche, starting with entries into the united states military academy, lifetime of service in the army, culminating at chief of staff of the army, no one could have a better career leading troops in battle and leading the entire army in the start of this war against terrorism. thank you both for your service. mr. secretary. >> thank you, mr. mckeown, ranking member smith, make a member filner, the house armed services in-house veterans affairs committees, thank you for your steadfast support of servicemembers and veterans and for this opportunity to testify before you. i'm honored to be here with my friend as well, secretary leon panetta, leadership in close partnership on behalf of those who have worn the uniform of our nation has been monumental. i'd

mr. filner, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. boler and mr. michaud for the things they have done to see that justice is finally being done. the victims of the camp lejeune disaster have waited too long for themselves and their family. with passage -- the passage of this legislation today is an important first step for moving forward and providing for the victims of a long and ongoing tragedy but it is also evidence that there is still a great need for us to see to it that the mill tear cooperates in these kinds of investigations and see that the military goes beyond that and conduct a cleanup of the military facilities where we send our military personnel and their families. in 2004, i conducted a series of investigations into this and other contamination problems as the ranking member of the house committee on energy and commerce. after meeting with the marine corps personnel and master sergeant jerry insminger whose daughter died of a rare form of leukemia at the age of 9. i must confess i can come to no conclusion other than that was cause