Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2781. As said, the bill would require the VA Secretary and the General Services Administration to increase the number of veteran-owned small businesses and service- disabled veteran-owned small businesses on the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative. The Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative increases cost savings, value, and socioeconomic participation for the sourcing of government contracts and ensures that our government has a community of businesses to strategically source from. Ensuring more veteran-owned small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses are on the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative means that taxpayer dollars are spent on contracts that add value to the U.S. Government, at the same time supporting veteran-owned businesses--smart legislation, again, the right thing to do. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this piece of legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.”