Steve Buyer

I believe that it is conceivable that at some point one of these needed Traumatic Brain Injury Centers of Excellence could be located in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which could be named the…

H.R. 2199, as amended, the Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007, seeks to improve the treatment of veterans suffering with traumatic brain injuries, often referred to as TBI, and the care for veterans…

once again, reclaiming my time, the American people get to see the abuse of power that I have to deal with. Rather than working collegially with us, with regard to filing reports, it's just, well, we don't have to do it. We'll just bring…

Thank you very much. I reclaim my time. That's the commitment that I came to the floor here today knowing that yes, you wanted to create this trust fund and understanding whether or not there are any guidelines, your commitment to me to…

GAO even did an analysis of the expansion. We asked them to look at it with regard to Medicare, when you tried to do it on Medicare, and pass the House. We know that any time you expand Federal pricing and you increase the pool, drug…

I offered two amendments directly to the Rules Committee asking one of my colleagues, who is the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, to do these amendments, and they were denied. It was dumbfounding to me.

Sure. If Federal discounts expand, price levels would be pushed up, the VA would pay a higher price for the drugs it provides to veterans. So this would place an increased pressure on the funding of veterans health care.

I am so upset that the Democrat majority has denied my amendments. I am trying to protect America's veterans.

I am coming to the floor deeply disappointed that the Rules Committee has denied two amendments that would have protected veterans. We in the VA maintain a national formulary based on a system of deep discounts on prescription drugs…

I compliment Mr. Ryan for his budget. I speak in support of the Republican alternative for fiscal year 2008 budget resolution. In particular, I would like to address the veterans discretionary health care and programs which would provide…

What this means, Mr. Chairman, is we still have work to do. And I didn't want to be overcritical about the pressure the leadership gave you to get this bill to the floor. I think you and I both would have liked to have done something more…

This past fall I had an opportunity to meet with 18 representatives of the European Union. The European Union is quick to say that we are not necessarily with you on Iraq. But boy, we are with you in Syria and standing tough on Iran. Do…

I thank the Speaker. I am thankful that the gentlewoman gave the answer to her question, and the answer was that it was implicit. It is very easy in debate to come down and to create a straw person and then attack the straw person. If the…

I have seen great resolve uttered in this Chamber and the swaggering display of courage. I can share with my colleagues, as a veteran of the gulf war, that war may be glorious in verse or prose, but in reality it is not. We are about to…

I stand before you in opposition to this resolution. It champions a dismally irresponsible and dangerous course of action. On its face, the resolution merely addresses the troop surge, ignoring the President's plan in its totality. I will…

What a weird statement to say. You see, we prepare our force. So, for example, when myself and Colonel Phillips in the first Gulf War, those Hummers that we took in, they didn't even have doors on them. We didn't have doors on the side of…

I agree with her when she was talking about what is necessary for Iraq to govern itself, but in order for this country to begin to govern itself, it also needs to have security, and the Iraqi people themselves must have a belief in the…

The mission here is to develop a country that can govern, sustain and defend itself, govern, sustain and defend. So under that, under govern, you have political. Under sustain, you have economic. And under defend, you have security. So as…

I rise to express deep sorrow at the passing of our friend and colleague, Charlie Norwood. While most of us hope to make a difference in this world, Charlie Norwood certainly did that. He also made a difference in the lives of those who…

I am pleased to stand here to honor the Indianapolis Colts and Super Bowl champions. The Colts are a team that I believe represent the best of professionalism and goodwill. My congratulations to Tony Dungy for his accomplishments in…

Mr. Speaker, under title I of the amended bill, veterans making claims would be able to hire an attorney or an agent after a notice of disagreement referred to as an NOD, with a VA benefits decision having been filed. In the spirit of…

Ms. Berkley, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for your tenacity, for your commitment to your veterans that you serve, not only in your district, but across the country. I have enjoyed working with you on your project in Las Vegas…

I reclaim my time. Your interpretation of unfettered discretion is a great attempt at artful words, but that is not what we did in that bill. What I am most concerned about here, and let's just pause for a second. When we came to the floor…

Well, it sure hasn't taken very long. Mr. Wu, I guess, would oppose a Republican bill but support Mr. Durbin's bill. I would invite the gentleman; you know, not long ago you and I got into a debate on this floor and what I asked the…

I rise to salute one of the greatest Members of this body, Henry Hyde. Congressman Hyde has a distinguished career in public service, beginning with his service in the Navy during World War II. Following service in the Illinois General…