I am a supporter of the program.

I was very proud of the work that was done on the FAST Act last year, and was one of the early Senators to support it.

Quite frankly, it probably needs to be closer to a billion dollars a year.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from El Paso. I very much appreciate, always, the story and the passion that you have for that great community and look at the leadership that comes out of there. I certainly know in your work for…

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 88. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I urge support of H.R. 512. I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1700

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan), my good friend, a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and a stalwart supporter of this Nation's veterans and those in uniform.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 512, as amended, the WINGMAN Act. I, too, would like to thank the gentleman from Florida for trying to do all they can to speed constituent…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would, first of all, like to thank the chairman for bringing H.R. 609 to the floor, and a very special thank you to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly) for the honor and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard) one of our warriors and a veteran of the war in Iraq, and a staunch advocate for this Nation's veterans.

Mr. Speaker, I have no additional speakers and I am prepared to close. I would just like to thank the gentleman again for bringing this to our attention, honoring Master Sergeant Abraham's life. Again, I think there is a little lesson here…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise in support of H.R. 947, the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act, or BRAVE Act. I thank the vice chairman for his kind words on this bill, and I…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 244, as amended. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard), who still serves this Nation in uniform.

I know you have been there throughout this whole process, as the number of claims have reached its peak.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers on my side. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 974. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 244, as amended, the HIRE Vets Act. I give a special thank-you to my colleague from California, Colonel Cook, who, himself, is a Vietnam veteran. Since the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Miss Rice), the author, the lead sponsor of this piece of legislation, a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee since coming to Congress, and a fierce advocate for those…