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I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Swalwell of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1343 to the Committee on Financial Services with…
My legislation, H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, would restore the presumptive--the presumption of service-connection for blue water Navy veterans that existed prior to 2002 VA decision.
The veterans who served off the coast in blue water must now provide service-connection and exposure to Agent Orange, which can often prove a long and burdensome process.
Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Russia attacked our democracy this past Presidential…
Our government must now ensure that those who were exposed to Agent Orange during wartime are provided for when they return home.
Providing for them when they return home is the least we can do to show our unwavering commitment to our veterans and appreciation for their service.
what is going on out there is not a collaborative process and it is really tone-deaf to what the needs of middle income families are
Administrator, I would like to ask you about the Community Advantage Lending program.
I led 40 other current and former Members of Congress to file an amicus curiae brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's independent structure and its clear constitutionality.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has successfully recovered nearly $12 billion for 29 million consumers who have been victim to predatory financial practices.
we have crumbling bridges and roads down there that the people are going to be forced to pay a higher tax on their automobile registration and their gasoline
the legislature, I think really in more--well, total control terms, I will leave it at that--are forcing through at this moment, this week, a combined gas tax and car tax, which the people are against
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Director Cordray are doing exactly the job they are supposed to do, and they are doing it well.
I am still banking on a President that talks about $1 trillion proposal, at least supporting us as we fight to maintain the meager funding levels we had.
the country has understood that you can't be a great country unless you continuously invest in infrastructure of various kinds.
I don't know how long we can keep that kind of disinvestment from going on.