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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Currently commanders are authorized to include SFL-TAP percentages in personnel evaluations.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2601, the VICTOR Act. This legislation will again eliminate barriers to high-quality organ transplant centers for certain veterans seeking their…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I thank everyone who spoke here. It is the way it is supposed to work. I am very excited about this. Mr. Speaker, I would encourage you to go and look. This is going to be spectacular. It…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from Florida for his long service to this Nation's veterans, as well as his family's service to our veterans. It is appropriate we are…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I have two more speakers. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard), a veteran herself, a veteran of the conflicts in Iraq, and a strong voice for our veterans and specifically for our…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Kilmer), who, since coming to Congress, has focused on the issues of care for veterans, and for that I am grateful.

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to thank all of the speakers here who laid out exactly what this bill does. It is the right thing to do. It is something that needs to move forward. I…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1133. And, again, the gentleman was very clear: by allowing the VA to provide healthcare to non-VA eligible donors, veterans can more…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I thank Judge Carter. Everybody make note of this. Common sense is going to prevail. We are in full support of H.R. 1133. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote accordingly, and I yield back the balance of…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the manager's amendment to H.R. 1900, as amended, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act. I would also like to say that when I came to…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his words. I appreciate his work. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty), a staunch and truly effective advocate for her constituents and for veterans across this…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as may consume. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2123, the VETS Act of 2017. Since its very inception, the Veterans Health Administration has been a leader in medical advancements and the delivery of…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, again, it makes sense. Removing some of these paper barriers, as the gentleman from Michigan said, geography, weather, other things, it makes sense to use the technology to improve the care. I urge my colleagues to support…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

In closing, Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Maine for her remarks. This is a good piece of legislation. As I have said, everybody who serves in this House has received veterans in their office either carrying this letter or…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3634, requiring the VA to provide electronic documentation of the GI Bill beneficiary housing stipend. Once again, I want to thank Mr…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Himes), the author of this piece of legislation and a staunch supporter of our Nation's veterans.

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Connecticut once again. This is a good piece of legislation. It will speed the benefits that were earned by our Nation's veterans. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3634, and I yield…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I feel like we are on a roll, Mr. Speaker. We should stay here all day. Bipartisan, commonsense legislation improving the lives of veterans, it kind of feels like what we came here…

Congressional Record · 2017-11-07