Jason Altmire: “We cannot balance our budget on the backs, in particular, of American's veterans.”

We have no further speakers on our side. I yield back the balance of my time.

Simply put, veterans and seniors are not the cause of our deficits, so we should not look to them to solve our current crisis.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 127, line 5, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(increased by $5,500,000)''. Page 128, line 11, after the…

I don’t view it as a zero sum, but I do view it as a changing of the narrative...