Mark Takano

I agree that this administration has done a lot to be proud of and I am hopeful we can maintain the momentum...

So we have got to look at higher education, especially the State schools, as looking at adjusting as well, becoming more flexible.

I just recently authored a bill that unanimously went through that would require that programs lead to a certification, a State certification.

I want to ask a quick question. Mr. Newsome, Mr. Knowledges, Mr. Disher, what percentage would you say of our military servicemembers when they transition out have issues with, say, remediation, where they want to seek more education when…

Some of our former military servicemen may be from lower income backgrounds, many from foster care.

I do not bring it as a criticism. We are struggling with this in my area, and as well as a whole big issue of that transitioning of former incarcerated people back into civilian life.

I think, especially that our veterans deserve that second chance when they make a mistake, because their military service history might be a contributing factor to the troubles they are having.

I think if we make this investment in our veterans, it could have an impact on how we think about criminal justice issues.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, I understand that a lot of corporations use technology to review resumes...

You hear a lot about the division in Congress, but the Veterans' Committee is one of the most bipartisan Committees, if not the most bipartisan Committee, in the Congress.

I want to start off by saying how happy I am to be in Cincinnati this morning, even though it is much colder than it is in California.

Now, you know, I believe that our military has America's finest. They step forward to serve their country...

My amendment does address the issue at hand. It does address the threat, just the mere threat of brinksmanship with paying our Nation's bills. History has shown that just the mere threat of defaulting on our bills has brought about…

I have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 21, strike ``and''. Page 4, line 25, strike the period and insert…

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3262. I yield back the balance of my time.

Again, I wish to thank my colleagues, Ms. Brownley and Ms. Sinema, for bringing the issues surrounding the prevention of female suicides in the military to our attention. I urge passage of this very important bill. I yield back the balance…

There is a misconception among lenders as well as realtors and they discourage veterans from using the VA benefit.

The VA's Home Loan Guaranty Program leverages the non-government world of realtors, lenders, builders, and servicers with the veterans who want to buy a home.

I think that our records for the last almost 22 million loans indicate that no downpayment is important.

Both programs embody successful public-private partnerships, and I think that makes all of us happy here.

I really want to get an answer on your planning for more graduate school education, more GMEs.

I support what you are doing, and hopefully, we can all work together to make sure that we enable you to consolidate all of the various care in the community programs.

We don't want to see price gouging either.

I would definitely love to hear more about how we can take those practices and start them throughout the entire Riverside County, especially in my district.

So we need to connect these themes that go with veterans' homelessness and generic homelessness.