Grace Meng: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing.”

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your leadership in responding to violent crime, and specifically, hate crimes in the United States in the last several years.

My amendment requires the VA to conduct an outreach campaign to veterans to make them aware of the full range of fertility treatments, procedures, and services covered under the VA's medical benefits package. I emphasize that this…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 200, nays 212, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 334]…

I am asking for that authorization to please be increased to $250 million in the 2024 reauthorization.