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I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe) that I too had 100-, 120-hour workweeks and months; and I was the scut, of course, during my internships and…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Titus), the ranking member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.
Mr. Speaker, might I inquire as to how much time for debate remains on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Tennessee has 8 minutes remaining.
Mr. Speaker, before I close, I want to just add how proud I am that we got this bill over the finish line, working together with the majority, working together with the stakeholders. I want to give special words of gratitude to the staff…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz), my good friend who is an emergency room physician and a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation and join me in passing S. 3076. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of S. 3076, the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act, which expands the cemetery burial options offered by the VA to the families of financially insolvent veterans…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 4150, as amended, introduced by my very good friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz). This legislation will improve the recruitment and retention of…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of this legislation sponsored by my colleague, Dr. Benishek. This bill will name the Traverse City, Michigan, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic the Colonel…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I have no further speakers. Before I close, I would like to say that I fully appreciate the work of my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moulton), for the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moulton).
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4352, as amended, sponsored by my friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts and a veteran himself, Representative Moulton. This important…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 5399, introduced by the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe. This bill would ensure that physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the…
Mr. Speaker, I would like to encourage all my colleagues to support this legislation and join me in passing H.R. 6416. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney), my good friend and a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their work…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016. Naming the bill after my colleagues is a testament to the bipartisan nature of both the House and Senate…
Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. Before I close, I want to offer a word of praise and affection for my good friend Dr. Benishek for his long service to this body and to the committee. I also want to congratulate his intrepidity for…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. In closing, this is one of the final opportunities that I will have to discuss veterans legislation on the floor with my colleague, Chairman Miller, who appears to have stepped off the…