Just three quick points in rebuttal. First and foremost, I myself am a veteran of the Iraq war. I was there for 6 months, actually, in 2009. If we would just pass the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act that the Senate passed by…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an April 28, 2021, Military.com article titled: ``VA Secretary Wants More Vets Sickened by Burn Pits to File Claims, But Many Are Still Being Turned…

Here to explain the amendment is one of the bill's authors, the Natural Resources Committee ranking member and my good friend. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman).

Just one point in rebuttal to my good friend from Massachusetts: Republicans do support toxic-exposed veterans. Yesterday, I personally offered an amendment in the Rules Committee to bring up the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act. By…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 200, not voting 12, as…

Just a quick point of rebuttal. I would just remind my good friend from Massachusetts that passage of H.R. 3967 is not guaranteed in the Senate. We don't have that concern when we are talking about the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans…

I have talked a lot today about the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act, which is again, the Senate version. That legislation carries the support of leading veteran service organizations, VSOs, including Disabled American Veterans…

I want to thank my good friend, the chairman of the Rules Committee, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would just like to take a moment to recognize someone who absolutely exemplifies the…

So just a quick history lesson. The Obama-Biden administration sent Ukraine blankets and well-wishes. The Trump administration sent Javelin missiles. That is the big difference. You know, I have said numerous times standing up here that…

I have no further speakers at this time, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am an Iraq war veteran. I was in Baghdad for 6 months in 2009. I can tell you that I am committed to ensuring the men and women who served…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, nays 202, not voting 9, as…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, nays 205, not voting 7, as…

Look, for the record, I would bet on Dr. Miller-Meeks any day of the week over Dr. Birx. She believes in the real science, not the political theater and political science that the CDC and Dr. Birx speak of. A great example: The CDC never…

My good friend from Maryland referenced Dr. Birx. Let's be honest: Dr. Birx is an unelected career bureaucrat who has been wrong repeatedly, just like Dr. Fauci has been wrong repeatedly. Although my friend on the left might cite Dr. Birx…

Across this country, Democratic Governors and local officials have forced children to wear masks in schools. They have done this without real concern for the social developmental and emotional consequences of their authoritarian actions…

While I respect my good friend and colleague, especially for what he has done in the private sector as well as the public sector, I do have some concerns. I believe the Postal Service Reform Act is a strong bipartisan act, and I urge its…

I thank the gentleman and my friend from Maryland for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the rule before us today makes in order H.R. 6617, a resolution to fund the Federal…

Here to explain the amendment is the legislation's author, Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa, my good friend. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Hinson).

Talking about more science, here is some more science: A North Carolina study, where my good friend resides, conducted before vaccines were available, found that not a single case of student-to-teacher transmission occurred when 90,000…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, nays 211, not voting 1, as…

I thank my good friend and fellow Rules Committee member, Mrs. Fischbach, for the generosity with the time. Madam Speaker, the Chinese Communist Party is the single greatest threat to freedom and democracy in the United States and around…

I appreciate my good friend from Texas talking about suicide. If we want to talk about suicide, let's look at the youth of this country. Here is the statistic: The number of ER visits for suspected suicide attempts by 12- to 17- year-old…

During my opening statement, I referenced the strategic plan that the VA is undertaking that we are supposed to get in early 2022. And the reason for that is we typically need data before we legislate, but we do have data on another topic…

Again, I just want to reiterate that I have said if we defeat the previous question I will personally offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to help our children who are in school who are…

I thank my good friend from Colorado for his kind words and also for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Madam Speaker, before I get into debate, I do want to talk about my good friend from Colorado. I know that he may be moving on in…