Steve Buyer: “I know from my tenure on the Armed Services Committee that you are a man of principle and you are a man that reflects…”

What we seek to do is to mitigate the financial risks of the chronic and catastrophic illnesses to the Active-Duty family households.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5630, a bill which would set certain requirements for professional level jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program. In 2009, the Government…

Well, all right. Reclaiming my time, this was a very good moment for bipartisanship, to actually bring a work product to the floor that we could all agree on. And I am greatly disappointed, Bob, that you made that judgment call. But this…

I want to congratulate both of you on a job well done on your bill. To my friend Ike Skelton, Ike, I support the policy that you came up with years ago when I first came to Congress 18 years ago--the DOD's Don't Ask, Don't Tell--and we…