Mark Takano: “I will not rest until this rider is gone from any future appropriations bill, and I urge my colleagues to join me in…”

“I will not rest until this rider is gone from any future appropriations bill, and I urge my colleagues to join me in that effort. For now I must oppose this bill. There are a lot of good things in this bill, and I don't ask my colleagues to join me in opposing this bill. I have a great deal of respect for my good friend, the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, Ms. DeLauro, and the significant amount of work that went into this, but I must follow my conscience because of my responsibilities to veterans. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”