the House passed a bipartisan Claims Appeal Modernization Improvement Act.

the budget fails to account for the demand on VA care when they are shifted over from other agencies and other programs.

But they can stay at a later date. What I am saying is if we plussed up the VA side and it was equal access to what they are getting on the outside, would they choose the VA over the outside if access times were equal?

You have done nothing but come to this Committee since your time here with solution based problem solving in an honorable way.

I am going to segue onto that. Keep in mind, and again, we need to talk candidly amongst ourselves when we look at voc rehab being cut 4.5, we see medical research being cut, but we see care in the community without a plan being there…

It feels a little bit like me looking at a house that is on fire and saying, well, the drapes are nice in it.

Congress's intent was clear yesterday, and I believe what was a unanimous vote did not round-down those benefits.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Esty), my good friend, ranking member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the manager's amendment to H.R. 2288, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017. This has truly proven to be a…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Knight) for his innovative approach in trying to get services to our veterans. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join us in passing H.R. 1162. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

I take your sincerity in answering Ms. Lowey's question about wanting to look into answering her question about how the endocrine disruptors are going to be funded for the research in the future.

I think the Indian programs within the Department of Interior, these are people who get up every morning and want to do the best job that they can.

the budget cut to the categorical grants to States and tribes of 40 percent is just going to be a nonstarter here.

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