I thank the gentleman. It is my understanding that this joint agreement, as we saw the acceleration of park rangers, and you're right, quite honestly, I don't think anywhere on the southern border people want illegal activity to be going…

This is an amendment that was put together to ensure that the Interior Department prioritize its efforts to construct a joint law enforcement center in national parks and recreation areas along the southern border of the United States with…

With this increased usage, it is crucial that we help these Veterans and their service dogs gain access to all VA facilities.

I have a main interest here about the service dogs and the facilities.

The VA issued a directive in March 2011 requiring the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to allow medical service dogs into its facilities.

it was Harry Truman who said if you want a friend in Washington you better buy a dog.

The VETS Dogs Bill is quite simple and does not cost any money; it merely ensures that Veterans with medical service dogs have equal access to all Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.

This bill was first brought to my attention by the American Veterans (AMVETS) organization, and is supported by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), VetsFirst, and Paws with a Cause.

sexual assault shouldn't be tolerated in any form or fashion by any institution in this country.

What it adds to the policy is surety.

Six months ago, a small businessman was called into a financial lending institution and asked to come in and talk to the officer in charge. He went into that office and the officer in charge told him, You have been a customer of this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 8127 (page 122, lines 6 through 9), relating to military musical units. The Acting CHAIR…