Jeff Denham: “Our goal with this legislation is simple: to uphold the promises we've made to our veterans by ending the backlog and…”

The gentleman talks about a compromise. I will not compromise and allow our people to go without water, people that have no drinking water, only to have FEMA come in and bring bottled water. I will not shut down our farms. That is not a…

This bill stops that.

I introduced this bipartisan bill to improve care for our veterans and ensure we are using the latest cost-saving technology.

I think everybody up here voted for the NEPA Reciprocity Act, NEPA/CEQA, so that we could streamline these projects.