I was not present for one vote during the vote series this afternoon. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 332. Personal Explanation

I am opposed to amendment No. 40. I am speaking in opposition to all of the amendments that have been added. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 302. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 21, printed in House Report…

I am opposed to the amendment that has been offered, but I want to get back to the crux of the matter of the Christmas tree of cultural war issues that has been added to this bill to the detriment of our servicemembers. My own father…

We know how useful service dogs can be for our veterans, and something like this barrier that prevented requisite insurance for the dog made it hard for this particular veteran to get that kind of service.

I hope you will treat it with some urgency, and I would look forward to working with you on it.

I hope you will treat it with some urgency, and I would look forward to working with you on it.

We know how useful service dogs can be for our veterans, and something like this barrier that prevented requisite insurance for the dog made it hard for this particular veteran to get that kind of service.

I look forward to finding ways we can all work together.

I would look forward to talking with you more about that, but in my experience sometimes until we pass legislation we do not get the full scale of services that we are looking for.

I would look forward to talking with you more about that, but in my experience sometimes until we pass legislation we do not get the full scale of services that we are looking for.

I look forward to finding ways we can all work together.

I want to again thank all of our witnesses not only for being here but for your work and for the teams that you lead on behalf of our country's veterans.

I want to again thank all of our witnesses not only for being here but for your work and for the teams that you lead on behalf of our country's veterans.

I want to thank Chairwoman Kiggans for her leadership in drafting the VA Medical Center Security Report Act.

I look forward to finding ways we can all work together.

I am joining Senator Tillis and colleagues to support a follow-up bill that would further expand access to trained service dogs for veterans.

Thank you. Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, Senator Shaheen, and Members of the Committee.