Sanford Bishop: “As the designee of Chair Lowey, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is…”

rural Georgians and rural Americans are older, sicker, and less likely to have health insurance than those in our cities. In fact, compared to urban areas, rural Georgians are nearly five times more likely to die early from cancer…

So maybe it ought to be a real time opportunity for service members to apply when that happens as opposed to having to wait till the next year? That seems like an easy fix for that issue.

This is how we can say thank you for their service and sacrifice, while we celebrate 250 years of America.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, my friend and my colleague, for his comments, and I thank him for joining with me in organizing today's bipartisan Special Order hour in honor of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…