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I encourage all Members to support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the…
Chairman Bost, when COVID-19 first emerged in 2020, State Veterans Homes were among the first institutions to take significant precautions to protect our residents.
They were also given a chance to submit markup at a full committee markup, and yet, the first time I have heard these concerns was late last week. The bill, through regular order, as amended, was offered for the minority Representative…
No offense to the sailors, but the last 3 years during COVID we have spent money like drunken sailors.
While I understand the concerns expressed by the minority, I point out that the program has been a huge success in helping veterans gain meaningful employment. We have been very successful in recent years in reducing veterans'…
I have no more speakers. I am ready to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.
We need to make sure that the money is being spent wisely.
I also encourage all of our Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the…
thank you for the opportunity to speak on VA's record fighting COVID-19 today.
This is why people are so frustrated with bureaucracy, because you can not see the common sense of saving and being sensible.
We do need to remember that this is a perfect week to do this when Memorial Day is coming up, and we are honored to make sure that these veterans are recognized in the way they should be and that they do receive healthcare. Mr. Speaker, I…
Thanks to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the CHIPS and Science bill, and the Inflation Reduction Act, it is estimated that that would create nearly half a million new jobs by 2030.
On behalf of the OIG, I would like to express our deep gratitude to all who gave their lives in defense of our country.
I also want to thank the Committee for its consideration today of this legislation, the Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023, which I am very proud to introduce with Chairman Williams, Mr. McGarvey, and Mr. Ellzey.
They advanced a bill that fully funds VA at exactly the level that President Biden requested.
The scare tactics from the other side of the aisle over the last few weeks about a 22 percent cut have not stopped.