Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am certainly willing to yield some of my time to the gentleman from Tennessee if there are other speakers who would like to speak on this if the gentleman's time runs short. If I could save…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, you heard it from a wide range of folks here on the floor. This is the way Congress is supposed to work and this is what is expected of us. This is what my constituents…

if a veteran tells me it works for him, then let's use it.

Our neighborhoods, we are not going to tear down and rebuild our neighborhoods in more communal ways, but our largest community is the Nation and that we can do something about.

veterans are not victims. I heard each of you say that, we are not victims, nor are we damaged.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you for your leadership in this.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), our vice ranking member of the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs and a true champion of veterans. {time} 1545

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this piece of legislation. I want to thank the chairman personally for bringing this forward and for being very eloquent in his words on what this…

Mr. Speaker, again, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for her passion and for the chairman to bring this commonsense accountability piece to the floor. I encourage my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1162. With all of the things that you heard the chairman talk about and substance abuse disorder on the rise, the VA should continue to explore…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), my good friend and the ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and a critical partner in serving our veterans.