Jon Runyan: “We have a responsibility to serve our veterans by ensuring that every effort is made to simplify the claims process.”

This amendment, which is cosponsored by Representative Barber, states that none of the funds made available by this act may be used to propose, to plan for, or to execute a new or an additional round of BRAC. There is no doubt that we…

My amendment states that none of the funds made available by this act may be used to propose, plan, or execute a new or an additional round of base realignment and closure, otherwise known as BRAC. We all recognize the budget pressures we…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 40, line 23, after the dollar amount…

Thank you, Chairman Miller, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have sponsored H.R. 733, the Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, with my good friend and colleague, Mr. Tim Walz of Minnesota. This legislation is included as…