this hearing will come to order. good morning. next week americans will honor our nation s veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. i m proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. the second highest percentage in our entire country. we owe them such a great debt. the gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. a truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. as we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the g
this hearing will come to order. good morning. next week americans will honor our nation s veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. i m proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. the second highest percentage in our entire country. we owe them such a great debt. the gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. a truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. as we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the g
collins: this hearing will come to order. good morning. next week americans will honor our nation s veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. i m proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. the second highest percentage in our entire country. we owe them such a great debt. the gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. a truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. as we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam
good morning. next week, americans will honor our nation s veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. i m proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. the second highest percentage in our entire country. we owe them such a great debt. the gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. a truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. as we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent scam, the romance scam,