"I echo your comments about Veterans Day. I thank all our veterans who are listening, and I am one myself."
"Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Thanks for all the testimony today."
"And so, what we have seen is, like, every year, you get a cost-of-living increase, but when you do a three percent raise, for example, at a lower pay versus the higher grades, the disparity keeps gett..."
"Thank you, Chair[wo]man Hayes and Ranking Member Bacon, for the opportunity to provide this statement on this vital issue."
"We have to do more to take care of those who have protected us, who have served us."
"Thank you very much. And again I thank our panelists for being on today and sharing your perspective."
"I think we have so many more enlisted members who are supporting families and need additional supports."
"we do not want that to be considered taxable income, or real taxable income, because it will end up being a 10 or 20 percent cut with taxes taken out for these individuals."
"That is why, to address that specific issue, I introduced the bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act."
"What impresses me in Nebraska, a lot of the trucking companies will pay folks to go through the training."
"In your view, are there Federal policies that are inhibiting folks from getting back into the workforce?"