This bill is not about financial benefits. It is about what I consider to be a simple oversight that they do not have the legal ability to call themselves veterans of America's Armed Forces.
Tim Walz
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Tim Walz is an American politician serving as the 41st governor of Minnesota since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Walz focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, education, and healthcare, advocating for policies that support working families and rural communities.
I see no mention of long-term TBI rehab provisions that came out of the Lejeune Act.
I think it is important for this Committee, though, to maybe gently remind them they are not the first people to think of it.
I am hopeful now that the public understands the need to care for our veterans.
I appreciate it. Thank you all for being here, as always, your services and most importantly, thank you for being there every minute of the day for decades to make sure we get this right and bring this expertise to it.
I think the implications are generational and we have never crossed that path and I think we may have to of what are the implications on the children of these exposures.
When we figure this out, let us know so we can apply it to this Congress, then we will get things going.
I think Dr. Roe summed it up right. I don't think any of us have seen the level of services being provided by the VA.
I think it is important that we understand that it is the outcome that matters, effectiveness is what matters, and we have got to look at this.
ESA is not perfect, but I also think when I see some of the language coming up that only one percent of species have been delisted.
The Florida Panther's recovery plan is 114 years long. It doesn't mean the ESA is a failure.





