Mark Takano

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I support this amendment because we want every veteran who may be eligible to receive no-cost childcare to be able to access it. If veterans don't know that they may be eligible to place their child in…

I would also like to quickly add that Congressman Allred, a new member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, is expecting his first child any day now, so it is very appropriate that we are debating a bill today that will help so many…

I thank the gentlewoman from Wisconsin for yielding. I support this more amendment because we need to know how many veterans and children are eligible for no-cost childcare versus how many veterans and children are participating in this…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I also thank the gentlewoman for her service in our military as a Navy pilot. I support this very important amendment because veterans must be able to trust that childcare centers and childcare…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I support this amendment offered by Congresswoman Kuster, a former member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee and a tireless advocate for veterans in the State of New Hampshire. I am pleased that our…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and let me also associate myself with the remarks of the ranking member. I thank Congressman Golden for his service and, more importantly, thank him for sharing his story so bravely and forthrightly on…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support this amendment because veterans living in rural or highly rural areas face many barriers to receiving healthcare. Childcare, whether for a lack of convenience or its high cost, should not be…

This bill is also supported by the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Vietnam Veterans of America, and other veterans service organizations. So I am pleased to say that we have heard the VSOs weigh in on Ms. Brownley's…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I support this amendment because, by clarifying that vet centers are covered under the bill, we are ensuring that veterans seeking healthcare at any VA facility are allowed access-at-no-cost childcare…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I support this amendment because, by clarifying that community-based outpatient clinics are covered under the bill, we are ensuring that veterans seeking healthcare services at any VA facility are…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to the amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I have no further speakers. I urge support for the gentleman's amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cloud). The amendment was agreed…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support this amendment because veterans are not immune from the opioid epidemic. They are not immune to alcoholism or substance abuse. When a veteran is also suffering from post-traumatic stress or…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support this amendment because it provides an important clarification that veterans receiving physical therapy for a service- connected disability will be able to access no-cost childcare. When 50…

Just in response, the pay-for to which the gentleman from Tennessee is referring is under mandatory spending, which would not actually pay for the program. It would be returned to the Treasury, and the discretionary funds simply--there is…

We have the data to show how access to healthcare services improves and saves lives, but I think it is important that we also hear from the veterans and the providers whose lives have been improved by this program. I would like to share…

I wholly support Ms. Brownley's bill, H.R. 840. I urge my colleagues to join me in its passage, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered…

I would just wish to point out to the ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, General Bergman, that his amendment would not even allow for the repurposing of existing facility…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I support this amendment because it will allow Congress to receive the critical data and information it needs to determine how to expand this program and the feasibility of expanding this program to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to make note that we just have gotten a release that the VA has exceeded 1 million telehealth visits in fiscal year 2018. That one-year achievement represents a 19 percent increase…

Of course, I believe that we need a strong, you know, baseline of a minimum wage.

We do agree on immigration reform and the value of immigrants in our economy.

I appreciate my Republican colleagues inviting, you know, Mr. Holtz-Eakin to give us, you know, the conservative point of view.

We need something more immediate, more accessible.