On the recordJuly 27, 2021
Mr. Speaker, as a veteran and one who served the country for 40-plus years in uniform, the bond we have as veterans goes deeper than anyone could imagine. The worst thing that can happen, as has happened in my family, is to have a loved one and a veteran take their own life. I have decades, unfortunately, of family experience in this. Because of that, my passion for stating opposition to this amendment goes unabated. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 555, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez). The question is on the amendment. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appear to have it.
