Peter Visclosky: “We owe it to our servicemembers and their families to put forth serious spending proposals.”

And my humble request here today is that we take that next step, continue to support it more robustly.

I strongly believe making critical investments in medical research at the Federal level will improve the well-being of our Nation.

I ask for support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

It is unacceptable that the Defense Department put the health of families in Pennsylvania and around the Nation at risk with these chemicals.