Beto O'Rourke

I want to thank all of my colleagues who have brought very thoughtful legislation forward and for the fact that so much of it has been inspired by the real-life circumstances of their constituents, the veterans that they are here to serve…

Representative Coffman has been an exceptional leader on this Committee on this.

It is not going to just be better for you and others in Leander and Texas, it is really going to be good for veterans across the country.

I want to especially thank Judge Carter for highlighting the Nelson family and for the example that you give, which is incredibly motivating to us.

Thank you for holding me accountable, but, you know, I was sensitive to her time that was running out.

Thank you for having me here today to speak about an issue of immense importance to our servicemembers.

Considering their personal contributions to defending our country, veterans merit special consideration with regards to accessing capital.

I just want to thank Mr. Hubbard for his very powerful and damning testimony.

I think if you can meet the concern to his constituent's satisfaction and if you could report back to the Committee, then we don't need an act of Congress to get this done.

We are going to have to confront this the way free--generations of Americans have confronted other threats.

I think the U.S. Congress has got to embrace this as our fight.

I want to thank Congressman Weber for bringing us today. I also want to extend my condolences for the loss of life and the devastation that was visited on the communities that he represents. I know that he is doing his best to unite those…

Those who are about to testify, some of whom we have heard many times at this table before...

This last Sunday, I had the opportunity to go to Port Arthur and the El Vista neighborhood. Pictured here is the Channel family flanked by the amazing Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens and County Commissioner Sinegal. You have Tomeka…

Later this evening, perhaps early tomorrow morning, this body will be voting on a series of appropriations measures to fund our armed services and the VA. Tacked on to that, at the whim of the chairman of the Rules Committee, in what I can…

For 30, 40 years, we've continued to sprawl out to the edges of the [E]arth and it was costing us more than we were making as a community.

There are tens of thousands of veterans in this country who have served this country; put their lives on the line, literally; and saved the lives of countless other servicemembers who, because of their service, have mental…

Let us get rid of unproductive mediocre senior executives that are in the way of excellence at the VA.

I think it is critical that these two Committees work more closely together.

I would just like to add to the Chairman's thanks to you, Mr. London, for working with those other Members.

Something that you told us when we first had a chance to meet with you that has stuck with me since is that the United States has two principal powers, the power of intimidation and the power of inspiration.

Congress has sidelined itself from some of its key responsibilities, and the effects of those are very serious.

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Antiquities Act. Over more than a century, Presidents of both parties have preserved and opened to the public over 157 monuments, like the Grand Canyon by President Theodore Roosevelt, or Zion in…

I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Hawaii for yielding to me and for her leadership on this issue. I served with her for 2 years on the Homeland Security Committee of the House of Representatives and saw her ability to balance the…

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