Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the House will pass a bill today called the Jobs for Our Heroes Act, which I hope will be quickly signed into law by the President. This bill streamlines a process by which Active-Duty military, reservists, and veterans can apply for commercial driver's licenses. As the Presiding Officer knows, and as people may know generally, there is a shortage of people who can get a commercial driver's license and fill these well-paying jobs. This bill will also allow States to permanently waive license requirements for current servicemembers and National Guardsmen if they have military experience in driving comparable vehicles. That way, members of the military will not have to go through the same old rigmarole twice, wherein they get trained in the military, then get out, and the civilian world ignores the fact that they had been trained and had gotten qualified in the military. This bill fixes that. I am honored to have a broad range of bipartisan support for this legislation. One would hope something like this would. I thank Congressman Rob Woodall, who played a key role in helping to get this bill through the House. I hope, with this bill being signed into law, more members of our military will be able to utilize the skills they acquired while they were in the military to be able to qualify for well-paying jobs in our communities. We continue to use our best efforts to keep faith with our veterans who have done so much for all of us. ____________________”