Xavier Becerra: “I feel it is again important for us to support our military and pass H.R. 5557. During these times when we depend on our…”

“I feel it is again important for us to support our military and pass H.R. 5557. During these times when we depend on our men and women in uniform to perform the highest levels of service, and we place them in harm's way, and I need not remind people today that we have troops remaining in Afghanistan, we have National Guard troops who are patrolling our borders, and in the days ahead we will be debating the merits of the President's call for the use of force against Iraq. But given all of that, these benefits that we are trying to provide under this legislation should go to our men and women in uniform without delay. The talk of war quickly reminds us of the willingness of our military men and women to place their lives at risk for each of us and for our country.”