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This is the time to make real changes.

The Veterans Health Care System is a promise we made to America's veterans--that we will take care of them in return for their service and sacrifice.

I am committed to preserving and expanding the remittances lifeline to Somalia.

I completely agree with you. I hope we are all on the same page on that.

We need to get rid of sequestration because it has done so much damage to our readiness and other aspects of the military.

I cannot understand why we do not allow generic drugs to be sold in our commissaries.

I think it is really important to educate our servicemembers, explain to them that the cuts that are being made are not mainly coming on their backs.

If you go too far in that direction, you close off good people just trying to do legitimate transactions.

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 531) and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 531 Resolved, That the following named Members be and are…

I hope that there is a way that we can better track the experiences of our veterans.

The post-9/11 GI Bill has been an outstanding program.

Madam Chairwoman, I would like to request that all of our Services send to our subcommittee the latest of standard surveys and any modifications that are made to the surveys.

The men and women who do serve need to be treated fairly.

I think, as a general proposition, that it behooves all of us to care about the graduation rates throughout our country.

A huge percentage of them are not able to join. Maybe 75 percent--that's a number that I came across in some other setting--are not qualified, a lot of them due to the fact that they may not have high school degrees.

Only 14 percent of youth are inclined to serve in the military.

If it goes down very significantly to the point where we may be having to close some commissaries, that might happen, that could happen?

Right now, the difference between the prices at commissaries and what the prices would be outside, although we have a lot of competition for lower prices through Costco and other places, is about 30 percent right now, isn't it?

Would there be some differentiation that would occur in these price increases?

I think that regardless of a union contract, if an employer of a union employee wants to give that employee a raise that employer should be able to do that.

That should be our goal, so that people can be creating an environment where people can build the best lives for themselves and their families.

With nearly 1.5 million children and their families participating in the CCDBG program, federal policymakers must take steps to strengthen the program.

As a father of two boys, I know firsthand child care isn't just finding a place for your kids to go during your work day.

I am pleased the Senate legislation includes language to raise standards for child care providers.