Nothing makes me more boiling mad than when you are saying you know someone did something, and then you see they are put on administrative leave with pay.

These are ethical employees trying to improve the care for veterans, and that is how they need to be referred to and that is how they should be treated.

This is a critically important topic.

Thank you to my colleague, Ms. Pingree, who I have had the honor and pleasure of sharing a meal at her home over this.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, the gentleman from Virginia, and congratulate the Republican team for a strong showing this year. You certainly raised the bar for next year. This…

Mr. Chairman, I join my colleagues, national security experts, military leaders, and America's energy producers, and rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The Department of Defense's use of alternative energy as accelerated in…

I think all of you have hit on this. It is the people we are not reaching.

It is obvious you have elevated this to the highest level.

I think the things that have been spoken by my colleagues talking about veteran health care in a vacuum outside of health care in general is the wrong way to go about this.

We know the private sector can't fix it alone. And certainly the veteran and the families can't fix it alone.

Thank you on the Clay Hunt bill is near and dear to many in this room.