Mark Takano

These very companies themselves, that were most vocal against the ABC test, are expressing praise for the DOL proposed rule.

Is it true that instead of an ABC test, the proposed rule implements what is called the economic realities test?

Do you believe that the Constitutional order of separation of powers means that the department may only implement rules that are consistent with the laws that Congress passes?

I ask all my colleagues to pass S. 777, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am reclaiming my time. I simply ask the gentleman whether he will work with us to bring Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick's bill to the floor. That is the question that I will yield for an answer. Will the gentleman work with us? I yield to the…

I reclaim my time. Mr. BOST: Mr. Speaker, I am committed to addressing the veterans homelessness. {time} 1700

I thank the gentlewoman from my home State of California. I am very confident this bill will become law, but we will need to make sure that we work together in a bipartisan way to make sure the reciprocal agreement finally gets put into…

Nowhere in the Default on America Act was there any protection for VA spending.

That is just simply wrong. It is unreasonable, and it is extreme.

The debt limit should be the debt limit. We should not question our ability or question whether or not we are going to pay those bills.

I certainly am frustrated by the elements within the IG's report related to the transparency or the lack of transparency.

I hope we can work together on this oversight piece. I really feel that we can not forget just the numbers of deaths we had in these state veterans homes.

I am really scared that we are going to lose our memory over what happened during the pandemic.

You actually would like to see an ongoing 50 percent of care be covered by the Federal Government? You do not want to see that 30 percent disappear?

As supplemental funds from the Federal Government disappear and state veterans homes return to reliance significantly on State budgets what if any concerns do you or your colleagues have?

Mr. Rychalski, I just want to verify with you that ARP funds were not connected to the pandemic.

Let me also ask this. The Biden administration asked for $325 billion for VA and our Appropriations Committee gave them $325 billion.

We provide necessary funding and entrust VA to serve our veterans and ensure they are provided with care and benefits that they have earned.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to ensure that VA maintains this funding and tools in pursuit of our shared goal of a place to call home for every veteran who has served our country.

The pandemic served as a test case for what VA can do with more funding and more flexibility to address the homeless crisis.

With the funding and flexibilities Congress authorized during the pandemic, VA reduced veteran homelessness by 11 percent.

I would hope on a bipartisan basis that we can work together to make sure that no one who goes on a deployment, who is a reservist cannot come back to their job, as we have said in law, should be the case.

I just wish that we could work together to make sure that USERRA works for every service member and every reservist.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am glad you recognized me.

Congress should enact H.R. 543, the 'VA Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Modernization Act.'