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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysafro0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Inouye and Stevens. NONDEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES STATEMENT OF SHAWN O'NEAIL, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, NA- TIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY STATEMENT OF SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE Senator INOUYE. This is our last meeting of the subcommittee be- fore we markup the fiscal year 2008 Department of Defense appro- priations bill. This morning, we'll receive testimony, not from agen- cy officials, but from the general public. Those who have petitioned us to be heard. As you know, we have many competing witnesses, many members and other committees, so by consent, all of your full statements will be made a part of the permanent record of the sub- committee, and I can assure you, they will be read or studied. And each witness or group will have 4 minutes to present an oral presentation, and we appreciate all of you who have taken time to be with us this morning. Your involvement helps ensure that our democracy functions as it should, and it was designed by our Founding Fathers, that it was of the people, for the people, and by the people. Unfortunately, this morning, there will be a series of votes, beginning at about 10:45, so at that time, I will have to call a recess, about an hour. But, I can assure you that I will be back, and I will hear every witness, even if it means depriving a little lunch, and for me, it might help. So, I would like to call upon the first witness, and the first wit- ness today is Mr. Shawn O'Neail, the Associate Vice President of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mr. O'NEAIL. Thank you, Chairman Inouye, for allowing me to provide testimony at this hearing. My name is Shawn O'Neail, I work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and I am here today on behalf of more than 400,000 Americans and nearly 26,000 veterans, who live with the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis, (1)