The effort is designed to show support for legal immigration of more Afghans who worked alongside American forces during the war overseas.
Democrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely.
The department is about 15% ahead of its claims workload pace from last summer.
The commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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