On the recordOctober 3, 2013
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Here we are again, deja vu all over again. The leadership of the other side of the aisle is again attempting to distract the American people from looking at their cynical shutdown efforts by trying to hold them under the torn and shredded garments of our veterans. This is a hoax. This is a fraud. Simply stated, this bill will not provide enough funding to pay for all the programs, where every Member of this House understands that veterans benefits are vital and crucial pieces of our ongoing obligation and commitment to our veterans. However, we should all be clear and we should understand that in accepting this piecemeal proposal, we are in fact cutting $6.2 billion in funding that this body voted in June, in the bill that we approved 421-4.…
