I really appreciate that you stood up and you said that you take responsibility.

I just want to say I am excited to come to Wisconsin to join you for a field hearing in the coming months.

Oftentimes, government regulations are written after misconduct and negligence lead to disastrous consequences.

I think it is so critically important that it just does not stop there, but that each of you take the time and the effort to get to know one another.

I hope to learn more from VA today on how the Department plans to move forward with these protections.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Levin of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1435 to the Committee on Energy and…

H.R. 2468, the Mountain View Corridor Completion Act, offered by Representative Owens of Utah, conveys land within the boundary of Camp Williams, an important National Guard training facility, to the state of Utah to complete the Mountain…

I place a great importance on conserving our Federal lands and waters, and I can think of no better group of individuals to continue their service by protecting our natural treasures than our veterans.

The Federal Government has a duty to ensure veterans returning to civilian life can obtain jobs that advance their skill sets and support their families.

Representative Levin's GROW Act is a bipartisan bill that helps veterans find employment at the Department of the Interior through a new pilot project.

We appreciate Representative Levin for introducing this legislation, and urge its passage.

We appreciate Representative Mike Levin for introducing this legislation and urge its passage.

I appreciate DOI's commitment to employing veterans and military spouses under current programs, and support for scaling up these efforts through the pilot that we are proposing in the GROW Act.

H.R. 1829, offered by Congressman Crane, would create a retreat facility in Gila County, Arizona for veterans and their families to relax and enjoy the outdoors with their families.

Last Congress, I was proud to support bipartisan legislation to ensure free access to public lands for all veterans and Gold Star families.

Not only will the GROW Act employ veterans at DOI and give them the tools to succeed, I believe it will also create a veteran hiring model for all Federal agencies in the future.

Every American owes our nation's veterans an unpayable debt, and it is incumbent upon each one of us sitting around the dais today to fight to ensure our public lands are stewarded in a way that makes them accessible for our nation's…

I am thankful for Representative Kiggans' leadership on this issue.

The GROW Act was originally introduced last Congress by my friend, Conor Lamb, to establish a pilot program to employ veterans at both DOI and at USDA.

They stand firm in their belief of democracy, liberty, and freedom.

I am grateful for the opportunity to work with you guys on important legislation to help our veterans.

The devil is always in the details on these things, but I think there is a reasonable possibility that in this Congress, next Congress, who knows.

We have to unite all these legacy systems, scores of legacy systems, bringing together activities like payments, enrollments, oversight.

I would like to associate myself with the chairman's request for specific timeline.