Harry Teague: “This Budget allows us to do that and it also enhances the VA's suicide prevention campaign, an increasingly important…”

Ladies and gentlemen, we all know the public lands of Dona Ana County are critically important to our economy and way of life in Southern New Mexico.

I do not think that forcing a veteran to take money out of his pocket or her pocket while they are accessing benefits that they have earned makes sense.

I believe that we as a Nation must establish and maintain operational control of our borders.

I believe that this bill does exactly what this Subcommittee is supposed to be doing, creating economic opportunity for our veterans.