Bill Flores

I think for a modest amount of money, redirected from probably VBMS since that is where the biggest pot of money is.

I would ask you to go back and give us an analysis of the impact on the VA's budget of the increase of the minimum wage.

I would urge you to go back and re-look at the objectives for the LTS processing.

I want to thank you for your commitment to the Waco regional office and to commend them for the improvements they have made in disability claims processing.

I would ask the VA to go back and reassess two things.

if I were in your shoes, I would consider trying to extend that a little bit.

PVA would like to thank you for this opportunity to express our views on the VA's VR&E program.

As you know, your bill was incorporated with H.R. 357, which passed a couple of weeks ago, which extended the time period from 12 years to 17 years.

More must be done to improve the performance and the effectiveness of this program.

I believe the VR&E program should be the crown jewel of benefits provided to veterans.

Thank you, Mr. Kammerer. I appreciate your testimony, and I guess you have been drinking from a fire hose the last few weeks as you get your arms around this.

I do not fault the VA's central office and field staff for many of these issues.

I believe that we should help our veterans gain the tools for success once they have transitioned from service.

Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) introduced H.R. 3725, the Veterans Entrepreneur's Act of 2013.

I want to thank Chairman Jeff Miller and Ranking Member Michael Michaud for holding this hearing regarding what the public sector can learn from private companies about recruiting and employing our nation's veterans.

So I think we have proven today that seismic activity is an important precursor to any energy activity offshore.

I would assume that the shipping business may be a little bit different.

I think we can sort of dispense with the hysteria about seismic today means that we are going to have an accident tomorrow.

I would like to thank the panel for attending today.

I thank Mr. Renacci for his comments. Again, this is a simple amendment in response to feedback I received during the past few weeks. Again, the American energy shale revolution is completely dependent on hydraulic fracturing. Without this…

I am disappointed in my good friend from Texas' comments, especially in light of the fact that there are a significant number of jobs in his district and in Texas that are powered by natural gas that comes from the shale energy revolution…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Renacci).

This bill will put the House on record in support of the shale energy boom, more American jobs, and lower energy prices, all of which are a direct result of hydraulic fracturing technology. For the average American family last year, the…

This should be pretty easy. In my earlier amendment that was approved by voice vote today, we addressed the concerns raised by the gentleman from California, so let's move on down the road and vote for American jobs and American energy. A…

I thank Chairman Hastings for his assistance in moving this legislation through his committee and the bill's co-lead, Mr. Cuellar. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 2728 and support the American manufacturing renaissance, lower…