Tim Walz

I take great pride in that the President has stood behind this.

I also understand that it is essential if we are to modernize and streamline the benefit application, eligibility determination, and benefit administration processes.

I intend to be particularly focused this Congress on ensuring that our returning servicemen and women are guaranteed a seamless transition as they reintegrate back into civilian life.

I am confident that we will continue to work in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation in this Committee which has been really impressive and gratifying.

We owe those who have served our country honorably in our military a profound debt, and that is what we are here for.

I cannot say enough how much that pleases me and I think there are probably a lot in the back of the room that are nodding also.

We can do better than that and we can centralize that and get it moving through.

I applaud Ranking Member Buyer. His work on the dental issue is exactly right.

We never differ on the end of care for our veterans.

I think one of the greatest honors of my life is to serve on this Committee and know the work that we are doing.

They are the voice for those veterans.

I think it might be premature to close or knock down empty buildings at the Montrose facility.

Because, the bottom line is that we all want our markets to function correctly.

We want to make sure that they are regulated to the point where people have trust in them.

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