Mark Takano

I just want to also heap praise on our colleague Dina Titus.

I think the American people, especially those in coal States, are quickly realizing that the rhetoric this Administration uses to bring coal back might just be all talk and no action.

Last year--okay, well, the VA proposed moving money from specific funds to a general purpose fund, and how would that have impacted the services you provide the veterans and the numbers of veterans you serve?

It is a straight forward bill that requires the VA to give notice to Congress before a contract expires to help prevent lapses in service for veterans.

the HUD-VASH program is very successful at housing veterans and given them the support services they need.

Can you back that up? One point five percent over the 2016 figures.

Even as veteran homelessness has increased 1.5 percent over 2016 figures, and the Secretary has not included this in his top priorities, you can say that with a straight face to me?

A continued and coordinated multi-agency strategy is of course needed to end veteran homelessness.

So, there is funding on the table that we can't use.

Shouldn't Congress know about that? Shouldn't Congress be informed that, hey, this program is about to end or run out of funding here?

I think, Mr. Chairman, I would like to make sure that we look at such a study or at getting such a study ordered, because it is about the use of, most effective and efficient use of taxpayer resources.

to act shocked that part of the old facility will still need to be used moving forward is ridiculous.

I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in summary, this Federal Government has had a very spotty record over the many decades of its…

I thank Ranking Member Scott for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to S. 140, which would strip protections from workers who are employed by a Tribally-owned business but are not Tribal members. This includes protection…

I just want to express my gratitude for this hearing.

I hope we can delve into that area.

We have a duty to make sure that the program is set up properly.

I thank the gentlewoman, the ranking member, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4323, the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act. I led this bill with the gentleman from Florida because finding ways to…

I think we can agree that the investments in China are overwhelmingly made by the Chinese government.

Do you believe that there may be a government role in avoiding ceding control of this vital industry to China?

The answer is not necessarily that the private sector health medicine is a panacea or an answer to the challenges we have at the VA.

We have to do our best to make sure that the positions we have at the VA are filled...

I just want to make sure that we don't rush to a conclusion or make a wrong conclusion from today's testimony...

I urge my colleagues to vote in support of S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Today 9 million children are at risk of losing their access to healthcare and millions of parents are losing sleep as funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expires. Community health centers across the country are at risk of…