Tim Walz

This is not the Veterans First Act. It is pieces from the Veterans First Act, but changes.

This amendment is just a simple technical correction. It does not change my concerns with the underlying bill on H.R. 1259, but I am not opposed to the technical corrections. I yield back the balance of my time.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 1 minute remaining.

I would say that I am pleased that the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) is going to use the Oversight and Government Reform Committee to provide oversight of this administration. I welcome it. I have some suggestions for some other…

After the gentleman finishes with his speakers, I will close. I reserve the balance of my time.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Poe of Texas). The gentleman from Minnesota has 10 minutes remaining.

I urge my colleagues to join us in passing this important piece of legislation. When those veterans in American Samoa see Eni's name, it will strike them about what he has done and the work that he did here in Congress. I would also like…

However, from listening to our veterans and constituents who are still waiting too long to receive care, we need to make some changes to the Choice Program.

Well, thank you, Chairman Roe, for holding this important hearing.

Now it is time to get to work, together, to make some decisions, pass some legislation to ensure our veterans receive the health care they deserve.

A special thank you to Senator McCain, always a champion for our veterans.

This is so cheap an investment to put money into our international food aid programs and the investment pays off now in saved lives and in the future in relationships that we simply can't build in any other way. It's soft diplomacy, it's…

The people's will comes first, where bipartisanship reigns, and where effectiveness in getting things done is what counts

We have to do a better job of messaging it.

People have to pay attention then.

This is a critically important discussion.

I believe in these win-win situations, biofuels has been an absolute American success story.

We know how important the farm bill is. All of us have the stories. My district is proud to say it is the ninth largest agricultural district, spread amongst a lot of commodities.

Our private forestlands and National Forests provide clean water, clean air, and greatly contribute to our states' economy.

We can't talk about how tools are working and what tools might be needed to address our forest health until the Forest Service has the resources and personnel to fully utilize the tools they already have.

We should continue to support the voluntary conservation efforts our forest owners make on their lands, and we should continue to support innovation through advanced forest products and fuels.

During the hearing, Representative Walz of Minnesota noted the example of a $900,000 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) grant on a feedlot that led to cleaner water in a nearby trout stream that generates $4 million for the…

For many of us in this room, we should feel proud of the last farm bill and the conservation title that was in it that was wildly heralded across the spectrum as being in the right direction.

If we are doing CRP in Ohio or Minnesota and maybe the driver is some quail or a few more pheasants or monarch butterflies, that project is helping benefit hypoxia situations in the Gulf and nutrient runoff and things that all Americans…

I have no further speakers on my side. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 974. I yield back the balance of my time.