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I thank the chairman for yielding this afternoon, and I thank the ranking member of the committee for his support of a very, very important bill for our veterans, the Homeless Veteran Families Act. As a member of the Veterans' Affairs…

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The VA must plan ahead for rapid growth of the women's veteran population.

Bipartisanship in this Committee, that is the only way we are going to get to good results for our veterans.

As chair of the Women Veterans Task Force, I am proud to lead 78 Members of Congress in identifying gaps and opportunities to achieve equity in access to health care benefits, economic opportunities, and other resources for women veterans.

I think this has been a good hearing. I am very excited about these proposed bills.

H.R. 3636, the Caring for Women Veterans Act, introduced by Ms. Underwood; H.R. 3036, the Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act, introduced by Mr. Rose.

As chair of this Health Subcommittee, I am truly proud of the work we are doing here today; I am especially proud of the way we are doing it in a bipartisan manner.

My bill, H.R. 2798, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act, provides reintegration counseling for women veterans in retreat settings.

H.R. 3867, the Violence Against Women Veterans Act, introduced by Ms. Velazquez, improves programs and services for veterans who are survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault.

Today is a small but vital step toward progressing the quality of life for Women Veterans across the country.