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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman. I too urge all Members of the House to support H.R. 5404, as amended. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Salmon). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4276, as amended, would require the Department of Veterans Affairs, beginning in January, to provide reports to Congress on the pilot program for assisted living…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the McKeon amendment to authorize the training and equipping of appropriately vetted members of the Syrian opposition. I believe that Chairman McKeon has crafted language which strikes the…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), who is also a member of the Veterans Affairs' Committee and likewise has made very solid and important contributions for veterans.

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Denham), the sponsor of the bill and a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee who has made many important contributions to the welfare of veterans such as this bill we…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the amendment to H.R. 5404 would extend a number of expiring current authorities and critical programs at both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor. These…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3593) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the construction of major medical facilities, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 3593, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks to H.R. 4276, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

I think about this--my father-in-law was a prisoner of war, he had post-traumatic stress, he was shot down in World War II.

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

I hear from veterans all the time that they are amazed that no one in Phoenix has been fired.

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

There are a lot of things we could talk about, but the need at the moment is to try to get to the bottom of what the details are surrounding this Inspector General's report that has just come out.

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. McDonald, that is why I want you to take some action, because that is part of the culture.

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I too thank the gentlewoman from Arizona once again for her bipartisan support of this good piece of legislation. I urge all of my colleagues in the U.S. House to support H.R. 3593, as amended, and I yield back the balance of…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4276) to extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of…

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Doug Lamborn
@douglamborn· Republican · CO· Sep 16, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana, Representative Bill Cassidy, my friend and colleague and a sponsor of the bill.

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