Mark Takano

I urge the rest of my colleagues to support this legislation and ensure no veteran goes hungry, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I support naming VA's community-based outpatient clinic in San Angelo, Texas, in Colonel Charles and Mrs. JoAnne Powell's honor, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I want to say I appreciate the ranking member's mentioning of his daughter and the connection with today's action. I also extend my pride, and I feel his pride. We also are thankful for his daughter's service. Madam Speaker, I yield 7…

I wholeheartedly support this bill, I encourage all of my colleagues to do the same, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Again, I just urge that all Members of Congress support this amendment. The ranking member and I can work on the other classifications, other classes of veterans. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I welcome the even begrudging ``yes'' vote from the gentleman from Georgia. I will just say there is no budget gimmick here. This vote is going to unite America. It is going to heal America. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman…

I so welcome the support of the gentleman from Florida. He got it right the first time. He voted ``yes'' the first time. I know he is going to vote ``yes'' the second time. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Minnesota…

I welcome the support of the gentleman from Montana. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz), my good friend and member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, where he is an active member of the…

Nothing could be more important or a higher priority in defense of our Republic than to address the unaddressed grievances of our veterans. We are keeping our promise to our veterans. We are saying today that doing so is a cost of war…

I recently introduced the 32-hour work week bill, to reduce the standard work week from 40 hours to 32 hours by lowering the maximum hours threshold for overtime compensation to nonexempt employees under FLSA.

Even though President Trump argued that he was a populist, trying to do right by America's working people, the rule that they promulgated meant that 4.2 million workers that would have been covered, would have been made eligible, were not…

I am outraged. I am outraged because, in 2022, women are still fighting for their reproductive rights. I am outraged that women do not have autonomy over their bodies. Their bodies belong to them, not Supreme Court Justices, not…

I'm astounded that workers cannot recover the minimum wage that is set in Minneapolis that's higher than the Federal Government.

It's common sense that you need a paystub to figure out whether or not we're receiving the full amount that's due.

Speed is of the essence. We cannot allow this problem to keep festering.

I am urging folks to get creative in how they use this one-time money because that cannot be embedded in police salaries, et cetera.

I believe my committee's experience has shown that remote proceedings can be successful, and there is also additional work to be done.

Allowing witnesses to appear virtually means that we can gather a much greater amount of diversity of opinions and experiences and, therefore, gain a more complete understanding of the issues.

Proxy voting works. It is a low-tech option that is easy to use, and it has allowed my constituents to have a voice on the House floor when I was unable to physically be present.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I am pleased to support this amendment by the gentlewoman and Congressman Rouzer. It will require DOD to submit to Congress a report on sources of PFAS on military installations other than aqueous…

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. Bush), my good friend who serves on the Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan en bloc of amendments, and I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Lois Frankel), my good friend who is a valued member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, serving on the Subcommittee on Health.

It is my honor and privilege to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), a person who has done more for veterans in modern times than any other leader of this body.

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