Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise to support H.R. 1329, as amended. The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act provides a 1-year cost-of-living adjustment for the rate of compensation for veterans…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Correa), my good friend and, more importantly, a friend to all veterans, a new member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1329. But as we get ready to close on the final piece of seven pieces of legislation, some that have taken years, that have included diverse…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Titus), a good friend and former ranking member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, and someone who has worked on this almost…

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 1005, and I yield back the balance of my time. General Leave

Congress's intent was clear yesterday, and I believe what was a unanimous vote did not round-down those benefits.

It feels a little bit like me looking at a house that is on fire and saying, well, the drapes are nice in it.

You have done nothing but come to this Committee since your time here with solution based problem solving in an honorable way.

I am going to segue onto that. Keep in mind, and again, we need to talk candidly amongst ourselves when we look at voc rehab being cut 4.5, we see medical research being cut, but we see care in the community without a plan being there…

the budget fails to account for the demand on VA care when they are shifted over from other agencies and other programs.

But they can stay at a later date. What I am saying is if we plussed up the VA side and it was equal access to what they are getting on the outside, would they choose the VA over the outside if access times were equal?