Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes).

Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to my friend, the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney).

Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues for their thoughtful comments on this important matter. I want to thank the ranking member, my friend from Florida (Ms. Ros- Lehtinen), for her leadership on this matter. Before I yield back the…

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 1107…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution and yield myself as much time as I may consume. This resolution, introduced by my good friend and colleague from Texas, Ruben Hinojosa, marks the tragedy of a second powerful…

Madam Speaker, I want to thank Mr. Hinojosa for his leadership on this important resolution, and I thank my colleague from Florida. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

I think that this is a good time, with your coming in, to get a strong analytical look at how all of the special incentive pays, bonus pays, reenlistment pays, enlistment--how all of these fit together in a way that is beneficial to the…

I don't think I have a full understanding of how this works, and we'd like to get specific data from you.

I care deeply about our special obligation to provide our military servicemembers, their families, retirees, and our veterans with the finest healthcare treatment available.

Thank you very much for having worked so hard to bring this matter to the attention of the Senate and of Congress.

Nine years of conflict have stressed our military in ways that were not contemplated at the inception of the All-Volunteer Force.

Apparently, the Republicans are objecting to all hearings after 11:00 this morning, except for one.

A lot of people at that time, I think, interpreted this legislation as politically motivated.

I appreciate the support demonstrated by Senator Graham and other members of this subcommittee for this bipartisan legislation.

One-in-six servicemembers is on some form of psychiatric drug.

I think it's an extremely troubling piece of information here.