Bob Filner

We know how JPMorgan Chase and other banks overcharged thousands of veterans and then improperly foreclosed on dozens of families, the most notable case being of Captain Jonathon Rowles and his family who testified very movingly before our…

Again, there are some good provisions of this bill. The Hastings provision is especially appropriate. But we owe the American people better than just ideological legislating because I made this promise and this is a constitutional right. I…

This is an omnibus bill that on balance I can't support. Omnibus bills are good and bad, and we have to balance that. Let me tell you why there are two provisions in here that make it impossible for me to support this omnibus bill. Section…

I endorse the arguments just made by the chairman of the subcommittee. I have no requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. General Leave

Obviously, nothing is more important than the safety of our veterans; and this bill, H.R. 2074, contains many provisions to help improve the safety and health care of our veterans. Because of a report I requested as chair, the GAO…

First of all, let me first say I do appreciate the efforts that you have made, very aggressively, to keep a bipartisan aura on this committee. And I think you and I have taken a whole new position than the past. We have met regularly for…

The gentlelady from North Carolina did not answer my question. I guess she either doesn't know what's in the bill, or she's violating her pledge. I'll leave it at that. Once again, we need jobs for veterans in this country. There is no…

And I would yield to the gentlelady from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx). I appreciate the provision you put in. But do you know that the other provision increases the fees for veterans to buy their homes, that you are extending a higher fee and…

I thank the gentleman for the description of Dr. Seuss. He's a great citizen of the city of San Diego, and a great hero to all of us in San Diego. So we always quote Dr. Seuss. I understand your appreciation, and I'm thrilled by it. You…

I wish you would remind the chair that he asked me a yes or no. I just asked him a yes or no, and he's playing games with words. I guess it's his time, but I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining.

What still fails to amaze me is how the VA neglects to effectively respond to these situations.

I have no further requests for time, I would urge support of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. General Leave

I yield myself such time as I may consume. As I said earlier, this is a bill that has a lot of good things in it, and I wish we had gone further. I met with the GAO this morning. They said they could follow up reports such as this with an…

I have no further requests for time and would be prepared to close once the chairman has no further speakers.

I yield such time as he may consume to the ranking member of our Health Subcommittee, someone who has served for 4 years as the chair and who has done so much good for our veterans throughout the Nation, the gentleman from Maine (Mr…

I thank the Speaker, and I thank the chairman. We are good friends, and we have tried to maintain a bipartisan stance, but I disagree with the way this bill is brought forth. We have so many opportunities to increase the jobs for veterans…

I will say through the Chair that the chairman knows very well how the process works. He knows that we can't get amendments passed. He knows there are other bills--mainly Democratic bills--that are before the committee; some have had a…

I don't yield to the chair. I yielded only to you. For the record, I guess you don't know what you're voting on, or you're voting against what your pledge was. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will address his remarks to the Chair.

I asked you. I didn't yield to him. I yielded to you, Ms. Foxx. Do you know that you're voting on an extension of taxes, in violation of your pledge to Grover Norquist?

I will yield when I'm finished. You have a lot of time left. We're coming from wholly different places. I believe in the jobs bill that is being voted on in the Senate, that we should actually in fact not only cut programs but increase our…

I will not even yield to my good friend. Even if you were my best friend, I wouldn't yield to you. The hypocrisy of saying, we can't tax anything, we can't tax anything but when it comes to veterans who want to buy a home, their fees are…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I think the whole committee, and certainly the chairman and I, agree that putting veterans to work, especially at a time of high unemployment in general, should be one of the chief…

You asked me yes or no, and now you won't say ``yes'' or ``no.'' Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members should bear in mind that the official reporters of debate cannot be expected to transcribe two…

No, I don't support it because it has the same funding thing. And I don't support the hypocrisy of the Republican Party, which says it's against a 5 percent surtax on millionaires but will tax veterans who are trying to buy their first…