Tim Walz

I do have veterans that come to my office in southern Minnesota saying I cannot make rent for November, what do I do.

We are spending $106 billion a year in training these folks. They are our best and brightest and let's translate that in.

I could not agree with you more. Mr. Denham and myself authored up the Veterans Skills to Job Act that passed and was signed into law by the President.

I would like to also congratulate you and the ranking member and all Members on your reelection.

It is obvious that everybody here's goal is the same of working toward zero deaths and safety amongst all.

For the American public then, and I am speculating, I want to be very clear, I am speculating what is happening there but everything, my spider spin tells me there is something very bad going to come out of that.

I would argue there is an incentive other than pay. It is called ethics.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 35, line 15, after the…

The American Legion applauds Representatives Steve Stivers and Tim Walz for their leadership and efforts to tackle and address this issue.

I thank the gentleman for his support and for his work on this. At this time, I would like to yield 3 minutes to my friend and colleague from California (Mr. Garamendi).

I thank the gentleman for his support. At this time, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

I thank the gentleman for his support. At this time, I'd like to yield 2 minutes to a senior member of the Transportation Committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop).

I thank the gentleman for his leadership on transportation issues, and with that, I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).

Under rule XXII, clause 7(c), I hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct on H.R. 4348, the transportation conference report. The form of the motion is as follows: Mr. Walz of Minnesota moves that the managers on the part…

I take responsibility sitting on this Committee as being part of that. I will not be part of the problem with it.

The Ranking Member's passion for veterans is never in question.

I personally think we should probably be as efficient at getting people money that we owe them as we are of taking it.

These are costs of war that we are talking about. These are long term prognoses.

If one gets through or 900,000 get through without being taken care of at the proper level, there is going to be frustration.

I think Mr. Culberson's intent is exactly where it should be. This sacred ability of bearing someone the way the family wants it is absolutely critical.

I absolutely hear you on this issue. I think this privacy issue on accessing data is absolutely critical. And it is nonnegotiable.

Representative Stivers has been a great voice on this issue.

I do think that is a problem though, and I am troubled by this.

I am the staunchest supporter of the VA but I will also be their harshest critic.