On the recordMarch 2, 2022
Republicans agree with Democrats about how important it is to help veterans suffering from toxic exposure. However, there is nothing bipartisan about how the majority has gone about this. The majority has consistently refused to meaningfully communicate with us on this bill. We are seeing similar refusal to work together in good faith on other fronts, as well. This is the third controversial veterans bill that has gone before the Rules Committee this year alone. In 2017, when this committee had a Republican chairman, The New York Times called the Veterans' Affairs Committee ``the most bipartisan in Congress.'' That is not the case in the House anymore, not since the Democrat majority took charge. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
