It is not just lip service, that this Committee is proving that there is no place on Capitol Hill... where the true spirit of working together... is actually happening.

We must then figure out, using evidence-based decision-making, put together plans.

I think this is our opportunity to think really big.

Not every four-letter word has four letters, and the United States Senate is one of those places.

Ranking Member Walz and I are working together on this draft of the AIR Act.

We can't move our veterans population around by telling them to move to Joint Base Lewis-McChord because we are closing something else.

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time and, more importantly, for his eloquent words. I appreciate the support both for The American Legion and for this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, thank you for bringing the bill to the…

I want to thank the gentleman from Louisiana for his support and work on the committee. Once again, the old saying is you shouldn't get a pat on the back for what you are supposed to do; but around here, it is harder than you might think…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for his strong words, for his commitment and service to this country, and I appreciate his support on this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr…

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close at this time. Mr. Speaker, again, commonsense bill, bipartisan, does the right thing, and, as the gentleman so clearly explained, providing that trust to our veterans is absolutely…

It is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), the author of this piece of legislation, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

As you heard, I urge my colleagues to support this smart piece of legislation. But I would like to close by adding, also, a thank-you to the chairman and to the majority side, once again showing bipartisanship offering two bills introduced…