Julia Brownley

I appreciate all of you for your support of the Female Veterans Suicide Prevention Act.

I would like to express my full support for this bill.

Access to safe, quality healthcare is and must be the priority for the subcommittee.

I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Brownley of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2578 to the Committee on Appropriations with…

This is the final amendment to H.R. 2578, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. My amendment would provide an additional $3 million for…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the passage of the bill. The…

I appreciate very, very much the chairman accepting my amendment. I appreciate his support, and I know veterans across the country will as well. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment, as…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,500,000)''. Page 42, line 24, after the dollar amount…

We need to shift the VA from a rule-based organization to a principle-based organization.

I just believe that we need to do more, that you need more assistance, you need a larger team.

I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Brownley of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 36 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions…

This is the final amendment to H.R. 36, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. My amendment would ensure that nothing in the bill would prevent…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of H.R…

I wanted to talk a little bit about child care for our veterans.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: In the ``Department of Veterans Affairs--Departmental Administration--Construction, Major Projects'' account, strike the…

I rise this afternoon to offer an amendment to H.R. 2029. My amendment would restore the funding for major construction projects in the Department of Veterans Affairs to $1.14 billion to meet the level that the VA has requested. As ranking…

I just wanted to first comment that--and to applaud Mr. Bilirakis and Dr. Ruiz and Ms. Walorski for their bill on alternative approaches to mental health issues.

I am on the record as a supporter of reproductive rights for all our veterans.

I think it is just our responsibility, you know, to do so.

I approached Chairman Benishek with my legislation, H.R. 627, which updates the definition of homeless veteran to include victims fleeing domestic violence.

Providing benefits to veterans driven to homelessness by domestic violence is, I think, something we should all support.

I hope that we can work together to be sure these treatment options are available for all our veterans.

As Members of Congress, we have a responsibility to serve our veterans as well as they have served us and our country. That means a lifelong commitment to their health and well-being. Veterans who are severely disabled or blinded after…

we need a long-term, sustainable finance surface transportation bill here in Congress.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 503. STATE ACTION PLANS. (a) In General.--The…