Scott Peters: “In closing, first, I lament the notion that this is motivated entirely by politics; although, I understand that would…”

“In closing, first, I lament the notion that this is motivated entirely by politics; although, I understand that would not be entirely unusual in this body. It was 80 degrees in San Diego today--a beautiful day. I don't fly all the way over here to the 91-degree heat that feels like 100 not to do something, and veterans are a top priority for me. The point of this motion is that we have something right before us that would deal with the culture of complacency that has failed our veterans, and we could pass the bill supported both by Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator John McCain, which was passed by a vote of 93-3--I don't think you could get more bipartisan than that--and it would not raise the issues that Chairman Miller has discussed because, if we wanted to add more money, as Senator Sanders may want, we could take that up later. There are very, very many points of agreement in the Senate bill, and it would incorporate many of the things we did here in the House if we would pass it just like this. So it makes all the sense in the world to go ahead and have that bill before us so that we could pass it. It could be on the President's desk tomorrow, and at least many of the points of agreement, like the instate tuition, for example, would be on their way to helping veterans right away. Last week, I attended part of the stand down for homeless veterans in San Diego.…”