Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7939, as amended, the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022. This comprehensive package from Chairman Levin of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity includes several improvements for student veterans and disabled veterans who require modified vehicles for transportation. This bill passed the House in September with bipartisan support. The Senate combined the original bill with H.R. 3304, Representative Fletcher's CARS for Vets Act, which also passed with bipartisan support. The Senate passed this amended package unanimously last night, and I am urging this House to move speedily to pass this important legislation, which is supported by Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans Education Success, Student Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the VA. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many flaws in student veteran benefits. We never could have anticipated the need to shift nearly all students to remote learning, but without action, the VA would have been forced to cut housing benefits for hundreds of thousands of student veterans nationwide because the students technically were no longer attending classes in person. However, my committee and the House acted swiftly during 2020, passing several crucial acts, including my Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, which was swiftly signed into law.…”