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Dan Crenshaw is an American politician and former Navy SEAL officer currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Crenshaw has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic policy during his time in office. He gained national attention for his advocacy on military and foreign policy matters, leveraging his military background to inform his legislative priorities.
Mr. Edwards, I appreciate the concerns that have been raised here, and I think, as you point out, this is a very important subject, very worthwhile. And to the question of where the money comes from, those minor construction projects, I…
Madam Chair, I yield myself 1 minute. I would ask Chairman Edwards if he would engage in a brief colloquy. Mr. Edwards, it is my understanding that the committee authorized a study in March to review various portions of the Veterans Health…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this rule. I want to make it clear that I'm very much in favor of the underlying legislation, but this legislation is being brought to us today under…
I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Buyer). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Cuellar The CHAIR. It is now in order to…
Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition, although I'm not necessarily opposing this amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I just wanted to say that I think this is a wonderful program. I'm a little bit aware of that because in my home district in Jacksonville, Florida, there's an organization called the Wounded Warriors, and they work in conjunction with this…
Madam Chair, I claim time in opposition, though I am not opposed to the gentlewoman's amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I have a couple of questions. We have a process for building outpatient clinics. I just wondered: Does this amendment, in any way, try to circumvent the process? Does it direct where the money would be spent in any way? I yield to the…
Madam Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chair, I think we have heard today what a well-balanced bill this is, as we said at the beginning. And I think it demonstrates--it's an example of what happens when people come…
I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Buyer The CHAIR. It is now in order to…
Madam Chair, I just want to also commend the gentleman for offering this amendment. I think so often we have resources that are available like this that sometimes our veterans are not aware of. I think we've made great strides in dealing…
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