One of the first things that I did as a new Member of Congress when I was elected in 2020, in 2021, was to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass a bill because a service member from 60 miles away went to the VA in Iowa City for mental…

As both a veteran, a doctor, and a former nurse married to a veteran who is a nurse, I think what is most important is that we take into consideration those veterans who are not receiving care in a timely fashion.

I think is important.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Keaton Winn of Ollie, Iowa, for being promoted to the San Francisco Giants' major league roster. Keaton attended Pekin High School in my district where he was a standout baseball, basketball, and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. PTSD affects tens of thousands of Americans who are diagnosed every year. Sadly, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, PTSD is more common…

Codifying community care and especially access to care in the community for substance use disorder or severe mental health disorder does not mandate that care has to be provided in the community.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to President Biden's student loan bailout. As Iowans know, a loan taken out is a loan that must be repaid. Democrats and the Biden administration are continuing to push to forgive student loans…

Mr. Speaker, President Biden's and the extreme House Democrats' open border policies have incentivized a historic surge in illegal immigration at our southern and northern borders. Every State is now a border state. Blue sanctuary cities…

Just last week, a national survey published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that veterans rated VA hospitals higher than private sector facilities in all 10 patient satisfaction care categories.

I am concerned that the bill will lead to a far greater utilization of community care among veterans, driving them outside of VA's direct care system.

I understand Representative Susie Lee will be here today to speak in support of her bill, H.R. 1639, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act.

My bill would continue to make VA healthcare system more accessible and accountable to those in need of its services.

I want you to know that Senator Johnson and I were accused of spreading Russian disinformation for two and a half years and everybody now knows that we were not spreading Russian disinformation on an investigation that we were doing.

No one has challenged the quality of care provided at the VA, but you can have the best quality of care, but if you cannot access it and you commit suicide, you have had no care at all.

I do have, you know, some concerns over the chairwoman's bill, H.R. 3520, the Veterans Care Improvement Act of 2025.

I am pleased that VA and many of the organizations testifying or submitting statements for the record for today's hearing support my bill, which will help ensure veterans can travel to receive the care they need, whether it be at a VA…

The problem of climate change is worthy of consideration, but these hearings go past consideration.

Democrats accuse those they disagree with of wrongdoing. They equate a simple difference of opinion to collusion and of course to corruption.