May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I encourage support of the en bloc package, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc No. 5 offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The question was taken; and the Chair…

Thank you. Dr. LaPuz, among many things, the HEALTH Act will allow veterans experiencing substance use disorder to access care in the community without first receiving a referral from the VA.

I co-sponsored Senator Blackburn's Veterans Health Care Freedom Act because I support veterans accessing the doctor of their choice.

I urge my colleagues to support the en bloc package, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments were agreed to…

I have no additional speakers. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

I was just going to tell the gentleman that I have speakers that aren't here, so I am ready to move on, as well. I appreciate the ranking member. He has done a great job. He has been a great partner in this process, and I can't overstate…

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we must recommit ourselves to the ideal that every American should have a voice in our democracy.

Mr. Chairman, this amendment strikes in its entirety subtitle D of the bill, through which Republicans would impose their wish list of restrictive voting policies upon the District of Columbia.

I support Ranking Member Morelle on setting up such a commission and naming it after Frederick Douglass.

the First and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution protects the fundamental right to vote, including the right of all Americans to vote safely and accessibly.

We must end this madness. The fact that this particular bill would allow people to question eligibility and do so indiscriminately is a problem.

we are either going to pay for this in dollars or we will pay for it in blood.

Yes. And that is the best way to get better is find out what you did right and what you did wrong.

Nobody should have to wait in line for hours to exercise that fundamental, constitutional right to vote.

The NDAA is laser-focused on one thing, national security. It shuts down woke programs and protects America's men and women in uniform. Since 2021, the DOD has spent $47 million per year to store and secure unused southern border wall…

I think that the reason why we had higher voter participation in Georgia was not because of the reforms of 202 but rather in spite of reforms of 202.