Elizabeth Esty: “I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment…”

I am strongly urging this big new class of freshmen Members of Congress, whether they serve on this Committee or not, to honor that commitment to our Nation's veterans.

I want to thank the under secretary and his team for staying.

I hope we can take the lessons that are being learned there and make sure that those are used every time with forward-going programs.

I believe it is a model that for large-scale policymaking that other Committees--this Committee and other Committees--should look to duplicate.