Tim Walz

It is imperative that we work together to ensure American's military veterans receive the treatment they've earned.

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

But for some veterans, the exceedingly slow delivery of VA education benefits payments is causing an unexpected and unacceptable financial burden.

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.

As a teacher, I firmly believe that receiving a good education is one of the most important determining factors for economic success.

However, I am concerned with trends regarding the processing of the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill.

I am very pleased with everything the members of the Committee have accomplished this session.

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

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

As we reflect as a Nation on that tragic day 11 years ago, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost loved ones. Out of the horror of the murders of thousands of innocent souls rose the selfless heroic spirit of America…

I would like to thank the ranking member of Veterans' Affairs. I have had no greater friend since his time here, and we are grateful for the work he has done. To Mr. Bilirakis and the entire committee for what has been said by several of…

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…

I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for the great work they're doing on this. I'd also like to thank them for their commitment, not just to the defense of this Nation, but to the care of those warriors who so dearly…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for his support of this bill and other veterans issues. First of all, I'd like to thank the gentleman from California. Mr. Denham's service in uniform to this Nation is to be commended, and his service…

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).

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

Again, I would like to thank the gentleman from Tennessee, a leader on this. He has the institutional experience and knowledge and is always gracious. I would have to say you're going to find a lot of agreement from me on this. I certainly…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman. Mr. DeFAZIO. That's the Oklahoma State line. Oklahoma had promised to build their section, but they couldn't because they had a funding dispute. And they didn't--until the Eisenhower bill passed and we…

The American public deserves better. They deserve more from their Congress. The sacrifices that so many millions of Americans have given, whether it's in military service or service to this Nation, to allow us to stand here and self-govern…

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

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. He's a good friend and colleague and an honest broker on things. I agree with the gentleman on the categorically excluded bridges; 96 percent are now. So we can decide now, do we want to bog down on…

Tonight we saw what's possible. When we come together and know that the good of the American public, their will, if it is worked in this House as it has for 236 years, as we began to deliberate and try and move forward on what helps the…