I want to focus on something that we do not talk about enough.
We appreciate you and the ranking member having this hearing and a number of hearings on the broad issue of tax reform.
I do not understand the opposition to those, but I just want to state them again for the record.
We have got to make sure that we are holding them accountable.
So we have, I think, an enduring obligation to make sure that every program measures up to the expectations of taxpayers...
The American Legion supports this draft bill as written.
We applaud Congressman Cartwright for spearheading this initiative.
Unfortunately and regrettably, a number of unscrupulous actors are increasingly exploiting this assistance program.
The gravity of that covenant cannot be understated; it is a core responsibility that we owe our veterans.
As Americans, we can all agree, we have made a moral covenant with the men and women that served in our Armed Forces.
We cannot treat debt collection by looking at veterans as ones and zeroes on a line item.
I remain unalterably opposed to any attempt to do what they tried to do in those bills.
I think that is a waste of money.
I do not see a huge amount of that going forward.
Now is the time for this Congress to come together.
I get calls and letters pretty much every day from Ohioans who are struggling to afford their medicines and their premiu...
Thank you very much. I want to thank the ranking member for his leadership on this issue over many years.
The one part about this discussion today that is encouraging... is that there is consensus about the need to make the co...
