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So would it be accurate to say that, in part, it is our lower-income to middle-income workers, through reduced hours, who are paying for the Affordable Care Act, which is wildly unpopular nationally?

If I could interject because I think you hit on a key point. This isn't ideological. This ought not be partisan at all. In fact, we have a number of Democratic cosponsors. I am gratified by their intellectual honesty, their courage, their…

May I ask my colleague, the honorable chairman, Mr. Barletta, if he has any other speakers.

So just to make the record clear, anything related to a safety issue will be shared with the public and with Congress?

I would suggest to the Chair that perhaps a follow-up subcommittee hearing potentially involve those who held the leadership in the key positions at GM during the timeframe that we are looking at here.

It does us no good to have the Department of Energy agree to a work plan with the Department of Defense which we cannot afford.

A bill to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma.

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss H.R. 2974, a bill making victims of military sexual trauma (MST) eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiary travel benefits.

We must make it a priority to change the culture of the military and put an end to acts of sexual trauma within our armed services.

This oversight is simply unacceptable, and leaves so many who have served our country without assistance or support during a devastating time.

I applaud your efforts as well. I was just at Walter Reed's Research and Development Facility just a couple of weeks ago...

I am appalled by what we hear sometimes what seems to be everyday in this committee about how our veterans are treated.

I am grateful to work with Representative Kuster and the committee in addressing this critical issue for the survivors of military sexual trauma.

According to the VA, one in five women and one in 100 men screen positive for military sexual trauma, or MST.

Every year we sort of have a shrinking percentage of the overall budget, because of our runaway mandatory spending.

The more you buy, the more you build, the cheaper they are.

Miner safety is number one in my mind. Everybody I knew growing up and my father were underground coal miners.

I am concerned about the scientific basis upon which MSHA's proposed respirable dust rule is predicated on.