This is an amendment that is actually quite simple. I will only take a moment to explain it. It simply requires that the use of funds in this legislation not be utilized in contradiction to existing U.S. law. Let me specifically point out…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. Page 22, line 14, after the dollar amount…

Much like the VA, the Department of Defense is confronting significant challenges regarding its care and transition of wounded warriors. In fact, following the recent death of two individuals at the Army's Fort Bragg hospital, the…

My amendment would appropriate $10 million to fund an amendment passed unanimously in the 2015 NDAA that allocates additional financial literacy training programs for incoming and transitioning servicemembers. This $10 million will be…

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''. Page 33, line 11, after the…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their comments. I will say that, when I speak of a set of fresh eyes--I understand the studies that have been done by the GAO and other internal studies, and I will acknowledge a certain…

I would like to follow up on something Mr. Royce asked you. And I was very pleased to hear you say that you were exploring ways in which the agency might be able to issue advisory opinions.

I never want to miss an opportunity to thank you for your public service and that of your agency.

I would like to join my colleagues in support of this important NAHASDA program within this appropriations bill. As has been stated, our country--this Nation, this government--has an important trust responsibility that it is obligated to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 33, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $15,000,000)''. Page 63, line 22, after the dollar amount…

First I would like to register my concern and support over the issues raised by Mr. Polis. The question on the amendment that he offers has not to do with much of the policy, but the fact that we have to make budget decisions that are…

I offer this amendment. I represent Flint, Michigan, and Saginaw, Michigan, two cities that have dealt with significant violence. There are cities across the country that are plagued with extreme violence and are unable themselves, these…