I understand Representative Susie Lee will be here today to speak in support of her bill, H.R. 1639, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act.

I am concerned that the bill will lead to a far greater utilization of community care among veterans, driving them outside of VA's direct care system.

VA can and must do better.

As a 24-year veteran and a physician who has worked with the VA, I have seen first-hand how important coordination is to providing timely, quality care, especially for veterans with complex health needs.

I thank my colleague for yielding time. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of HALT Fentanyl Act introduced by my friends and colleagues, Morgan Griffith and Bob Latta. The fentanyl crisis is ravaging our Nation, and there is no question…

Small carriers and independent truckers simply cannot afford to overhaul their fleets, farmers cannot continue to produce crops with these standards, and American families can't afford higher prices for everyday goods, medicine, and food…

I thank Chairman Johnson for yielding me time. I rise in strong support of S.J. Res. 11, which repeals EPA's rulemaking on heavy-duty engines and vehicle standards for trucks. The Senate passed this resolution at the end of April, sending…

I thank Chairman Bost for yielding me time. As a 24-year Army veteran, I understand the importance of improving services for veterans as they transition to civilian life. VET-TEC is a pilot program that started under President Trump and…

We strongly urge you to condemn Kerry's remarks and support American agriculture.

Why did the EPA set volumes at such a low rate?

With CO2 capture during the ethanol production process, ethanol serves as a tool to reduce emissions associated with liquid fuels for on-road vehicles.

I appreciate the EPA's recent action on E15 for this year and look forward to a permanent solution.

Instead of focusing on only one solution, EVs, EPA should focus on a level playing field for all types of fuels and vehicles that can reduce emissions.

I presented that to our state legislature as a State Senator for us to reopen schools in Iowa, which we reopened half and half in the August 2020.

On July 20, 2020, Swedish and Finnish public health agencies issued a public report comparing the two countries, concluding that closure or not of schools has little, if any, impact on the number of laboratory-confirmed cases in…

the vaccines that we have touted numerous times on both sides of the aisle were developed under the Trump Administration

I have concerns about the war President Biden has waged on liquid fuels.

In fact, in the last Congress, we passed a bill, the Brandon Act, because a veteran in my district went to the VA Center, was denied care, and 5 hours later committed suicide.

Had the VA sent us testimony in a more timely manner, let me emphasize that, had the VA sent us testimony in a more timely manner, I would have liked to have addressed the initiatives they are talking about today.

Never should a veteran walk out of that VA in crisis. I think clearly something has to be done here around these access points.

The most important metric of success is whether the suicide rate has gone down, and unfortunately, it has gone up.

Would you agree that these veterans, frustrated by access to critical care, would be at elevated risk for suicide?

I would have liked to have addressed the initiatives they are talking about today.

I am very concerned about how the VA has interpreted and differentiated between institutional and uninstitutional extended care.

We expect better of the VA medical care system. Our veterans deserve better.