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How could we not? That somewhere in our country there's a young man or woman who is back home safe and sound because of those vehicles.

I would like to acknowledge that to get a bill this far in the legislative process requires the work of a lot of people: my own staff within my office, the committee staff, and my fellow colleagues who are willing to provide a consultative…

I would like to also indicate the fact that I, too, have read the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of this legislation. They indicate that $75 billion in wages will be lost as a result of the Affordable Care Act if something like the…

I would want the Department of Defense to commit to a collaboration with Homeland Security for a definitive way of respecting the dignity of these individuals.

We will look forward to getting your response on that.

I would just build upon Representative Pascrell's comments pertaining to intellectual property protection.

So would it be accurate to say that, in part, it is our lower-income to middle-income workers, through reduced hours, who are paying for the Affordable Care Act, which is wildly unpopular nationally?

If I could interject because I think you hit on a key point. This isn't ideological. This ought not be partisan at all. In fact, we have a number of Democratic cosponsors. I am gratified by their intellectual honesty, their courage, their…

May I ask my colleague, the honorable chairman, Mr. Barletta, if he has any other speakers.

So just to make the record clear, anything related to a safety issue will be shared with the public and with Congress?

I would suggest to the Chair that perhaps a follow-up subcommittee hearing potentially involve those who held the leadership in the key positions at GM during the timeframe that we are looking at here.

It does us no good to have the Department of Energy agree to a work plan with the Department of Defense which we cannot afford.

A bill to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma.

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss H.R. 2974, a bill making victims of military sexual trauma (MST) eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiary travel benefits.

We must make it a priority to change the culture of the military and put an end to acts of sexual trauma within our armed services.

This oversight is simply unacceptable, and leaves so many who have served our country without assistance or support during a devastating time.

I applaud your efforts as well. I was just at Walter Reed's Research and Development Facility just a couple of weeks ago...

I am appalled by what we hear sometimes what seems to be everyday in this committee about how our veterans are treated.