Tim Walz

I urge passage of this good piece of legislation that is doing the right thing, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support of this piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Yes, Mr. Speaker, I was in the Lutheran hymnal and not the Baptist. I apologize to the gentlewoman, and the next time I ask my 10-year-old to not be on his phone, I will be duly chastised. Mr. Speaker, I do rise in support of H.R. 1690…

Again, this is a smart piece of legislation. I thank the gentleman from Ohio for his work on this. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 1058, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I again urge Members to support this smart piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1530

May I inquire how much time I have left. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Tenney). The gentleman from Minnesota has 9 minutes remaining.

Honoring those Purple Heart recipients, just again smart.

Lifting that 15-year gap, understanding the reality of what modern warriors look like.

Thank you for your active engagement in veteran's issues.

We need to conduct ourselves in a manner that is befitting of the sacrifice of those who serve in uniform.

Legislating is never supposed to be easy.

It is going to transcend politics. If it is not done now, we can no longer kick this can down the road.

I hope we, along with VA, are able to thoroughly consider pragmatic and timely solutions to the many costly issues impacting VA's ability to manage its care.

I think it has become obvious in the short time of this new Congress that this Committee is committed to tackling the big issues.

I have no further speakers, and I am certainly willing to yield some of my time to the gentleman from Tennessee if there are other speakers who would like to speak on this if the gentleman's time runs short. If I could save myself 3…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The gentleman from Minnesota has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Tennessee has 14 minutes remaining.

Our neighborhoods, we are not going to tear down and rebuild our neighborhoods in more communal ways, but our largest community is the Nation and that we can do something about.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you for your leadership in this.

If a veteran tells me it works for him, then let's use it.

Veterans are not victims. I heard each of you say that, we are not victims, nor are we damaged.

I urge my colleagues to join us in passing H.R. 1545. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Knight) for his innovative approach in trying to get services to our veterans. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join us in passing H.R. 1162. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my…

I encourage my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 1005, and I yield back the balance of my time. General Leave

Again, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for her passion and for the chairman to bring this commonsense accountability piece to the floor. I encourage my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Congress's intent was clear yesterday, and I believe what was a unanimous vote did not round-down those benefits.