Jack Bergman

The additional defense funding is necessary to support our troops and supply them with the munitions and anything else they need to fight, win and return home safely.

I will always be proud to call him my cousin and friend. May his memory be a blessing and an inspiration to all who knew him.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000)''…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 2 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 34, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000)''…

As Gallup findings confirm, Americans continue to be deeply troubled by President Biden's refusal to secure the southern border or enforce immigration law.

Explicitly maintaining protections that prevent oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes will provide certainty for the millions of Americans who call the region home while we work to improve Federal permitting. Mr. Chair, once again, I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. __. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act, including the amendments…

We would not be a nation without our veterans.

I think the House should have pushed back, and we have a chance to rectify this in the future.

We need to put the money where we are going to get the results for our veterans.

Put bleakly, over $150 billion has been spent since 9/11 on this issue.

Once again, I strongly encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

While we are considering this bill today, I would remind my colleagues that this legislation is also a part of a comprehensive veterans package being negotiated between the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. Mr. Speaker, I look…

In war fighting, training and readiness is everything, and we train in advance knowing the fight is coming.

Will the publication of phase three clinical trial results with that last month all signs point toward MDMA assisted therapy receiving FDA approval within the next year.

Now, having said that, just because something gets approved on the floor now the next steps falls, you know, into your bailiwick.

How will it restrict the services that certain health professionals can provide instead of allowing them to provide the full scope of services under their license do anything to help the problem?

Explaining is not dialoguing.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000)''…

We are trying to figure out ways to help from this dais to get those veterans, the benefits, in the expeditious nature.

Does it have an impact, because things take so long, on your ability to recruit and retain?

As a member of this committee, I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss two of the most pressing issues facing Veterans and the committee today.

Those who risk their lives in defense of our country deserve positive and fulfilling lives, and the Federal Government has the responsibility to assist them in their endeavor.