On the recordMarch 2, 2022
The concerns the minority had with this bill were laid out during the markup of the PACT Act, as well as the roundtable last month. We did not see the revised text until it was published by the Rules Committee. At the ranking member's direction, the minority staff were willing to work through these concerns with your staff line-by-line, but this was rebuffed. The minority staff was also told that any proposed changes to the scope of the bill would not be accepted. It is clear that the majority was not willing to address our concerns with this bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
