the acquisition of certain certifications and licenses can lead to meaningful employment and advancement in certain fields for our Veterans.

S. 844 would authorize Guard and Reserve members receiving medical care or treatment on active duty to earn GI Bill entitlement during that period of service.

Mr. President, I want to add to the voice of so many Senators today who expressed their prayers and concerns for the five Americans who were wounded today in a terrible shooting in Alexandria, VA: Steve Scalise, a friend of mine from the…

the sacrifice of brave men and women who sustain battlefield injuries in the service of our country would be entitled to the same GI Bill benefits as those who have served at least 36 months on active duty or are medically retired.

I think you make a very, very good point.

It would seem that that could be done on a more discriminating basis than an arbitrary threshold, wouldn't it?

I commend Chairman McClintock for holding this hearing today and taking steps to discover what barriers the Administration is facing.

Thank you for doing a second round of questioning. I want to publicly acknowledge the input we have had from Democrats on this bill.

Forestry and healthy forestry is the perfect thing to do that with.

I think we sometimes forget the overall economic impact to our country when home building is strong.

I take strong exception to that.

I have stated before that the forests need industry much worse than industry needs forests today.

We look forward to working with the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands and Congressman Bruce Westerman to ensure that a solution addresses both fire borrowing and the erosion of the Forest Service's budget over-time due…

I applaud this bill, and I support continued action on it.

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.

I will ask them, do you like trees? Do you like healthy forests? And Republicans, Democrats, Independents alike like healthy forests.

These policies may be making environmental law firms rich, but they are killing our national forests.

NAHB strongly supports Representative Westerman's Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017.