Bob Filner

Patient safety should always be the VA's top concern.

Veterans trust their doctors but what they might not trust is the system.

On rollcall 743, I was away from the Capitol due to a prior commitment to my constituents. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

On rollcall 742, I was away from the Capitol due to a prior commitment to my constituents. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

On rollcall 744, I was away from the Capitol due to a prior commitment to my constituents. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

On rollcall No. 696, I was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

On rollcall 695, I was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Carney The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I also rise in support of H.R. 1383, as amended. I thank Chairman Miller for the work he has done on the bill to make sure it was palatable in both the House and the Senate. Let me…

On rollcall 603, I was unable to vote due to previous commitments in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

On rollcall 604, I was unable to vote due to previous commitments in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

On rollcall No. 602, I was unable to vote due to previous commitments in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

On rollcall No. 601, I was unable to vote due to previous commitments in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

Unemployment among veterans, and all of our citizens, is a national tragedy.

In this economy when our national housing market is in the tank where we on this Committee have worked so hard to protect our veterans from home foreclosures, we must carefully weigh our actions and be sure that the actions we take are not…

Let's be clear about what we are doing and say in plain language that we are raising taxes on veterans.

I think what you do in the community college is exactly the answer to many of the problems facing our veterans.

Your party has been threatening the whole stability of our economy by arguing that if you extend a fee or you do not extend a tax cut, you are raising taxes.

I do not think we can call it a jobs bill, because it is a retraining bill.

This bill IS NOT a jobs bill where veterans can go get a job--instead it is a retraining bill.

I hope that we can look at these bills in a bipartisan way, find the right combination that will, in fact, increase the employment opportunities for our Nation's veterans.

I would again urge support of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Again, I want to thank the chair of our VA Committee for the incredible cooperative effort we have devoted so far in this Congress. He mentioned on the last bill that we are united to try to find a way to cut through these intolerable and…

I want to say first that I appreciate the chairman's cooperation in bringing these bills to the floor. We're a day after Memorial Day, but these are important to honor our veterans. I thank him and also urge that his manager's amendment…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out to the chair of the subcommittee--and I guess the chair of the committee also--we're taking an important step today, but it is a small step. And the chair…

On rollcall 361, I was away from the Capital region attending the Civil Rights Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary Celebration. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. Campbell The Acting CHAIR. The…