Jodey Arrington

George Mason, the patriot, said: ``Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their…

I think anybody who heard the remarks from my friend Brian Fitzpatrick is, without a doubt, inspired by the new blood and the new fire in the belly of this new membership of this institution that, again, wants to make real change. I love…

That is the courage of a captain in the Marine Corps. I am grateful for his service to this country in the armed services. I am blessed to call him my friend. And again, the fire in the belly to come up here and make lasting reforms for…

I thank Representative Khanna. I think we would do a lot for the confidence of the American people if we could get a vote on it. I think they would believe that this body is actually responding to them, instead of just talking to each…

We appreciate your tremendous sacrifice, and we want this program to work for guys like you.

We must strive to improve the timeliness of service for all veterans.

I am a strong supporter of this program, but we want the program to work most effectively.

Now there is about as common sense a reform as it gets, making sure that we have SAH agents and not counselors actually working on these.

I want to thank my friend, the gentlewoman from the Cowboy State (Ms. Cheney), for yielding me time, but mainly for her leadership on this issue to ensure that we as a country and as the leaders of this great Nation fulfill our most…

It will not just be a one-size-fits-all, I think, like we have seen in the past. We will also connect them back to community organizations and we will track and we will measure the success and the outcomes so we will know what is working…

I can't thank the chairman enough for the opportunity to serve with him, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Wenstrup. I am looking out and seeing colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have worked in a bipartisan way to solve problems so that we can…

The implementation of the new GI Bill is about to go live, and we want to make sure that we can go live with great confidence in a seamless transition.

Some of the political rhetoric and political opportunism is at an all-time high of ridiculous on this issue of immigration. Let's take a step back and let's think through this, and let us reason together as Americans. No American who I…

Good afternoon, everybody. The Subcommittee will come to order.

But to get at those things earlier, to have a profile after an assessment that is meaningful, it is real assessment.

Chairman Arrington, Ranking Member O'Rourke, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, The American Legion thanks this Subcommittee for holding this important hearing.

I am very concerned with the lack of continuity and political leadership at the VA.

I am not going to wait and study this more, and the veterans don't want to wait. They deserve better.

Earlier transition engagement with the veteran. Okay? Earlier engagement in the process.

Thank you for your leadership on the Committee and your commitment to our veterans.

I think every President, whether you are Republican or Democrat, they ought to have their folks in place.

I want to trace it back to whether that program actually had that effect.

Thank you for inviting Student Veterans of America (SVA) to submit our testimony on the pending legislation related to veteran transition and economic opportunity.

Let's have a more comprehensive assessment. Let's have individualized plans.

I am very proud of it because I really--you know, it is very much a, sort of, west Texas principle that, you know, you wouldn't ask something from somebody, especially something so great as to be willing to sacrifice your life on the front…