It is unconscionable that a single man or woman who has answered the call to serve our nation, protect our freedoms, and potentially sacrifice their life should have to wait to receive the care and benefits they have more than earned.

I want to take a moment to thank you all for allowing us to come in and testify on behalf of the veterans and their families nationwide.

My Republican co-lead on this bill, Rodney Davis of Illinois, knows all too well the pitfalls of maintaining the status quo and not making this critical change.

the U.S. should leverage the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense connections with militaries around the region to stress the Venezuelan security forces.

With the void that is happening in that government in Venezuela, who do you see fulfilling that void?

Do you see Maduro hanging on to last threads of power? Because he saw the U.S. soften relationships with Cuba has he felt empowered from that?

With Venezuela collapsing like they are--their economy, their infrastructure and there is that social explosion of people wanting the changes in there--what are the potential ramifications for that region?

Mr. Chairman, this bipartisan amendment will block funds from being used to engage in hostilities in Libya in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. This amendment simply reaffirms the constitutional role of Congress in determining…

Mr. Chairman, I respect the opinions of my chairman and ranking member, but I would surmise that if we go back to when we did the no-fly zone in Libya, we used the AUMF from 2001 and 2003, the 9/11 AUMF, and that has led to a failed state…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

I appreciate the bipartisan support, and I stand too with the release of Dr. Afridi.