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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 30, 2019

Very soon in this House, we will have a chance to do something that America needs done, America wants done, and we can do it together, and that is to lower the cost of prescription drugs in honor of our wonderful Elijah Cummings. The…

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David Roe
@davidroe· Republican · VT· Oct 29, 2019

A lot of veterans are out there. They do not know were they placed or not, and I think your ship locator is going to be a great tool to be able to verify, much easier for the Navy than for the Army, I think.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Oct 29, 2019

as the Senator knows, Senator Shelby and I have been working very hard on the appropriations bills. I commend his staff and my staff for all the work they have done. It is not just the bill's first page and the number at the end that…

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David Roe
@davidroe· Republican · VT· Oct 29, 2019

I had one of my best friends I will ever have on this earth die of a very rare lymphoma that the perimeter of his base was sprayed with Agent Orange.

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David Roe
@davidroe· Republican · VT· Oct 29, 2019

For those veterans who filed an initial form, I can see how that confusion could occur pretty easily.

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David Roe
@davidroe· Republican · VT· Oct 29, 2019

Thank you. I want to thank the chair and Ranking Member Bost for holding the hearing.

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David Roe
@davidroe· Republican · VT· Oct 29, 2019

How will VA handle any Blue Water Navy claims that are filed on the incorrect form?

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

I don't see the Senator from Kentucky on the floor, but I will speak briefly in opposition to it as I know many others feel the same. His amendment will slash spending below the Bipartisan Budget Act, which we all negotiated, by over $14…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

I think we all agree with that. But having the money from a public asset go to private gain, do you have any argument that that makes any sense?

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

I want to emphasize the urgency that we act.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

But Brand USA, why wouldn't we want to do it when it is working?

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

I want to thank her for her leadership on this issue and her partnership on the subcommittee as ranking member.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

The tourism industry, it really requires people who live in each one of our communities to be so invested in what it is they are offering.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

We want to build out in rural America. That affects us, red State, blue State, red district, blue district.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

If we get this bill passed, Ben & Jerry's all around.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 28, 2019

Why waste this money that belongs to the public?

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