Jackie Walorski

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

The recent release of the Taliban Five was a potent reminder to Congress, as well as the American people, of the risk involved in detainee transfer decisions. The rising rate of terrorism reengagement, the unstable security situation in…

I want to thank Chairman Miller for his work to reform this mismanaged Department. Our Nation's veterans and their families never hesitated to respond to the call to serve their country. Recent news reports of VA mismanagement across this…

I want to thank Chairman McKeon for including this amendment that I cosponsor with Congressman Roskam. Israel and the United States face common threats in the Middle East, from the ongoing civil war in Syria, continued rocket fire from…

I thank the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the amendment. While I appreciate the good intention of the gentleman from California, I believe we have immense security challenges in Africa and limited defense resources…

We have the strongest and best military in the world. Thanks to the hard work of Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith, this year's defense bill works within budgetary constraints to ensure that our military continues to have the best…

Tomorrow marks the 63rd annual National Day of Prayer. Tomorrow morning, I will join a bipartisan group of Members to gather together and pray for our country. As we continue to face obstacles each day, both as a country and as an…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Thank you, Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Bishop, for your assistance with this amendment. I rise to offer an amendment that will protect veterans with diabetes. Specifically, this amendment will ensure the VA continues to offer…

I hope that your testimony... changes the culture.

I promised my veterans in my district when I ran for Congress that they answered the call, they did what this Nation asked them to do, and it was my turn to fight for them.

This is not a partisan issue. This is an American disaster.

I am going to stand here and continue to fight every day until we change a broken system.

This is an outrage is what it is.

We fight for the right of veterans to get the benefits they were promised, to be treated with the best care.

I thank the gentleman from New York for organizing tonight's discussion on this important topic. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I rise today to say ``no more'' to sexual assault. This tragic epidemic impacts every community…

This oversight is simply unacceptable, and leaves so many who have served our country without assistance or support during a devastating time.

I am appalled by what we hear sometimes what seems to be everyday in this committee about how our veterans are treated.

I am grateful to work with Representative Kuster and the committee in addressing this critical issue for the survivors of military sexual trauma.

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss H.R. 2974, a bill making victims of military sexual trauma (MST) eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiary travel benefits.

We must make it a priority to change the culture of the military and put an end to acts of sexual trauma within our armed services.

I applaud your efforts as well. I was just at Walter Reed's Research and Development Facility just a couple of weeks ago...

According to the VA, one in five women and one in 100 men screen positive for military sexual trauma, or MST.

A bill to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma.

I honestly having sat on this committee think that it is a directive that has to be implemented at this point because there is no voluntary compliance.