"Well, you know, it seems to me that there is a way to synthesize some of the ideas here."
"I want to thank Subcommittee Chairman Bill Flores and Ranking Member Mark Takano for holding this field hearing on Veterans Hiring."
"Employment continues to be a challenge for veterans across the country, and looking at different models for assisting veterans in finding jobs is very helpful, especially as we review national policy."
"I am very happy to be in Waco this morning, meeting so many of your constituents involved in finding good-paying, long-term jobs for America's veterans."
"I hope it will soon spread to other States."
"In California, I do have a background in community colleges, and particularly at the hearings yesterday, priority registration was one of the things we highlighted."
"I can imagine something similar if we encouraged a community college or some institution to supply that one-stop shop or that transition for the veteran."
"I want to welcome you and everyone from Washington, D.C. to Riverside, California."
"Riverside County has the eighth largest veteran population of any county in the Nation."
"Returning veterans tell me all of the time that finding a job is both the most important and the most difficult thing they faced."
"I know that you are truly committed to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and its responsibility to protect our veterans."