Yes, I agree with your suggestion, as part of your testimony, that we should be hearing from veterans, themselves.

the very least we can do is provide our military families and our veterans with food security; it is the very least we can do.

This continues the subcommittee's efforts to review economic factors that contribute to veteran suicide.

It seems to me that is a good start, it seems that we can always be doing better.

We cannot allow veterans to go hungry. Not one veteran in need should go hungry, period.

For both you and Mr. Hall, by USDA's own admission, its recent proposed rule changes to SNAP will lead to significant reductions in SNAP participation, which will, no doubt, include loss of SNAP benefits for struggling veterans.

I am honored to represent the University of California at San Diego, which is one of the leading research universities in the Nation. As I have worked with my friends on the Education and Labor Committee to reauthorize the Higher Education…

I believe we are in a climate emergency, and I am on the resolution stated as such.

In California, we are experiencing a climate emergency firsthand in real time, and it is not some scientific theory.

Grant funds will be restricted for the direct use of veterans.

Count me among those that absolutely believe we need to modernize this system.

I think everybody is working really hard and doing the very best they can with the software that they have got.

Every single day, eight kids are killed or injured by unintentional shootings with guns found in the home. Last week a 9-year-old child accidentally shot their 4-year-old sibling in the face at their home in Tennessee. Earlier this year a…

I really want to thank you all for being here and for sharing your testimony today.

the bottom line is really simple: same job, same pay, same benefits. Pretty simple.

I think there is a concern that, well, you have increased operational tempo and training days, that could also lead to increased injuries or even fatalities.

Clearly, every single suicide is one too many, but whatever programs are out there this year tend to be working.

I want to reiterate, if it is not completely clear, my strong belief that we have to provide Guard and Reserve members with the same benefits as active duty members.

Thank you for holding this hearing. I thank our witnesses and I look forward to an ongoing dialog on these issues.

I would like to begin by saying that the issue of climate change is very personal to me. I have a 5- and a 7-year-old at home, and like any parent, there is a lot that I worry about for their future. One of the things I worry most about is…

I thank Congressman Huffman for his friendship, for his mentorship, and for all the work that he does. He is a true environmental champion. I am really, really grateful to call him a friend. We have got a lot of work to do. I think it is…

I thank Representative Moore for those powerful words. Madam Speaker, I also want to address something that has been in the news, and that is the President's announcement yesterday that he will revoke California's waiver under the Federal…

I thank Representative Hill, and I very much appreciate her leadership. Over the next several days, the eyes of the world will turn to the climate crisis with the Youth Global Strike for Climate set to take place in over 150 countries just…

I thank Representative Schakowsky for coming. It is a great honor to sit on the new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis under the chair, Kathy Castor from Florida. I serve with many other great Members, and we have an honest dialogue…

We are trying to get things done for our veterans, trying to give back to those who are serving.