Tim Walz

We may have differences on policy and ideology. We certainly don't have differences on love of this country.

This issue of being able to communicate, this issue of preparedness, this issue of interoperability...

We fix the shutdown, FEMA can show up.

FEMA is not there, and they are not there because they are furloughed.

I will stand at the VA as your staunchest supporter, but your harshest critic when the time comes to get that.

I urge the Subcommittee members to support H.R. 975, the Servicemember Mental Health Review Act, offered by Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN 1).

I strongly urge the Subcommittee Members to support H.R. 975, the Servicemember Mental Health Review Act, offered by representative Tim Walz.

The lack of transparency here makes it harder for you to do your job of caring for veterans.

Advanced appropriations was a cause of mine for many years. I am proud of the work that we did on it.

I thank the ranking member. I come from a proud agricultural family, I proudly represent a strong agricultural district in the heartland in southern Minnesota, I'm a proud ranking member on the subcommittee in the House Agriculture…

I hope that is not the case.

Let's maximize our resources. Let's have a force-multiplier and use this medical evidence.

It doesn't appear to be happening in southern Minnesota.

As a veteran and a citizen, thank you all for what you do.

There has been a concerted effort of local, State, private partners to build intercity rail.

I represent a small city of about 110,000 people in southern Minnesota.

I do not often get to quote President Reagan, trust but verify. We will see this one.

I do not understand how someone, I do not know, sitting in office, I do not know where it is at can trump the will of 650,000 southern Minnesotans, thousands of veterans, veteran service organizations, the Chairman, the Ranking Member.

It did not have a score. Not only did it not have a score, someone made the interpretation, someone who is not elected.

I went out and built a coalition amongst democrats and republicans. It is supported by most major veteran service organizations.

And, unfortunately, the people that are going to pay the ultimate price here are the veterans of this country which to me is a great injustice.

Dairy farming is risky business. You've heard that from them themselves. These are the folks that are up at 4 a.m., rain, shine, snow or sleet--doesn't matter--7 days a week, 365 days a year milking cows, and then they do it again 12 hours…

My bill would get benefits into the hands of veterans more quickly in three ways.

For those who have completed 20 years or more in the reserve component but have not served a qualifying period of Federal active duty, we honor their service with similar benefits given to active duty military retirees.

The men and women of the reserve components take the same oath to serve and protect our country as the active component.