Jodey Arrington

Our men and women in uniform deserve a modern sized GI Bill--I appreciate this Committee's work in that regard.

I think the GI Bill is much more valuable to the university.

I am not big on telling management how to manage. I am into holding management accountable for the lack thereof.

I thank the gentleman from Maryland, Dr. Harris, for his leadership on the most sacred of issues. Mr. Speaker, in the shadow of over 60 million precious American lives aborted in the United States, there is light. This light shines through…

I support this president 100 percent. I think he is doing most of the right things.

Ms. Esty has been very patient to hang in there with me, and you guys have, too.

We care about this and we want to get it right. We know you guys do, too, so let's work to improve the service to our heroes and to our taxpayers.

There has been an increase in demand by 12 percent, but they have cut the program $257 million.

I believe, like all of my colleagues, that veterans and their families deserve the very best services, benefits, and care that we can provide them.

I want to know what success is for any program. I want to know if we are achieving that success.

We need the political leadership.

The year 1776 marked a turning point not only in American history, but in human history. While brave patriots here in America were affirming their right to equal representation and, ultimately, revolution, a Scottish philosopher named Adam…

I came to the floor today to speak about my cotton farmers, but my heart is heavy after a conversation with our veterans--our VFW, to be exact--about this issue of union time, union activities on the taxpayer dole. There was a GAO report a…

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Mitchell), for hosting us and giving us the opportunity from the great State of Texas to talk about all of the positive effects of this recent tax reform and tax relief for the American…

But I know you know that if we are really going to solve the debt issue and stave off a crisis and commit to our children a strong, safe, and free America, we have got to go bigger on these entitlement reforms.

I am encouraged by what I have seen, the results and the actions of this President, and so I want to start with a praise that this President has put our safety and security first.

This President is a fighter and he has got amazing will and he has risen above what is the typical political culture, and I just plead with him through you to make this a priority.

He has done exactly what he said he would do, and he is a promise keeper and I appreciate that.

Is it housing or is it the job that allows them to sustain self-sufficiency so that they can have that independence and pay the rent and feel the dignity of all that is involved in that?

I associate myself with much of what you said and what my colleagues on both sides of the aisle have said.

So, just back to my original question, I think you are saying that the underlying issue with homelessness, or at least a major underlying issue is employment, underemployment.

Sustainability as in their ability to sustain their independence and--because of employment?

I want reform of the TAP program to be of the first and foremost priority for our Committee.

How little we invest to transition them so that quite frankly we don't need much of your services.

We just somehow when you walk through these doors and when you are thinking about the customer, which is the veteran, you just put everything aside.