Tim Walz

It takes courage, though, to do that, right?

I thank the ranking member for your support of this important piece of legislation. As you heard, we are here once again. We had a piece of legislation that attempted to, as I think the chairman spoke about, address an issue that cuts to…

``If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that…

When I think now people from Maine, I think of Mr. Michaud, no nonsense, practical, hearty, dependable, consistent, all those things.

I want to extend my thanks to Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Michaud. I think an American public which, many times, thinks all politics is is bickering and fighting and pettiness needs to see the two examples that these leaders show…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and a special thank you to my friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta). This is a commonsense piece of legislation, but I think it is important to note, for many of us, and my colleague mentioned, last…

I also yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5714. The question was…

I urge my colleagues to support this measure so we can pass it quickly into law and start addressing an issue that all of us know happens all too often.

My bill H.R. 4977 the Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act, COVER we call it, will help remedy this tragic problem.

The model of the Veterans Administration basically comes straight from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural.

This bill is what you get when you have folks sitting around a table, trusting one another and working to get it right for our Nation's veterans.

I urge all of my colleagues to support this important piece of legislation and show our Veterans with action, and not just promises, that we have them 'covered.'

H.R. 5059 is the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. It is an example of how we get things right on Capitol Hill.

One veteran lost to suicide is too many.

While there is no bill that will completely end veteran suicide, this comprehensive bipartisan measure is a step in the right direction.

Vietnam Veterans of America have held numerous over 100, almost 150 now of town hall meetings all across the country asking veterans about their exposures to Agent Orange and how they think it affected their families.

The reality is the VA has done very little in the way of studying Agent Orange affects in anybody ever, in the whole history of Vietnam veterans coming home.

I urge all of the Members of this Committee to support this legislation so that we can begin to turn the tide against suicide.

Instead of presuming to know what is best for Veterans, we should simply ask them, don't you think?

We would like to thank Representative Walz and Chairman Miller for bringing forth this bipartisan legislation.

As far as the Toxic Research Exposure Act of 2014, this is an issue we have been looking at for quite a number of years now.

With an increasing number of female veterans, the VA must expand its care and services to meet their needs.

I am embarrassed that they are grateful to me because that veteran should have been able to do that on their own.

It is an economic issue. It impacts everything from water quality to the farmers' bottom lines.

We know, and we have the data to prove it.