I am disappointed that VA is not making progress faster on this.

A staggering 58 percent of respondents reported missing or canceling VA healthcare appointments due to childcare challenges.

I am still hearing from veterans and providers about their struggles with that system and how it has undermined their healthcare.

We support the Parity Act, provided that our understanding of it is accurate.

ATNI is grateful to Senators Maria Cantwell and Markwayne Mullin for introducing the legislation in the Senate.

A staggering 58 percent of respondents reported missing or canceling VA healthcare appointments due to childcare challenges.

I fully funded the President's $23 million requests in the FY '24 bill to expand VA's childcare pilot program that we established back in 2010.

I thank Mr. Westerman, the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3397, the Western Economic Security Today Act. Since day one in office, President Biden has consistently…

We were in a situation of Immediate Needs Funding last year as well, where payments had to be slowed.

I strongly support the additional investments the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made in these programs.

The Disaster Relief Fund is expected to run out sometime this August.

Will VA meet that goal?

This law creates a great incentive for states to proactively fund mitigation measures.

FEMA can help States and disaster survivors cover some recovery costs, but many disasters go undeclared.

I am still hearing from veterans and providers about their struggles with that system and how it has undermined their healthcare.

What it will mean is that some projects that were slated to get funding otherwise will be delayed.

Disasters cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Last year, climate and weather-related disasters caused over $92.9 billion in impacts nationwide.

I fully funded the President's $23 million requests in the FY '24 bill to expand VA's childcare pilot program that we established back in 2010.