Sheila Jackson Lee: “I would like to thank the gentleman. I know a lot of hard work has gone into the preparation of the underlying bill. We…”

“I would like to thank the gentleman. I know a lot of hard work has gone into the preparation of the underlying bill. We are approaching Memorial Day and then celebrating Veterans Day, as we acknowledge our soldiers on the front line. I hope my colleagues will support the Jackson Lee amendments dealing with the outreach to small businesses and minority-owned businesses with the Department of Defense to deal with HBCUs, which are very, very important in equalizing the research opportunities and working to ensure the protection of the DOD software. I am hopeful that we will have an opportunity to address my issue dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. I put the first center that was not in a veterans hospital in Houston. I believe we need to realize how devastating PTSD is and ensure that we have the opportunity for more funding. The overseas contingency fund needs to be restrained and brought in. I want to support the amendment by Mrs. Dingell to assist those American citizens who are stuck in Yemen. We must address that. I also want to make sure that we do not strike the very favorable language dealing with our DREAMers who want to serve their country. We should have comprehensive immigration form. We should not vote for the Mo Brooks amendment. Finally, let me say, Mr. Speaker--although not dealing with this--let us acknowledge with sadness those who lost their lives in Pennsylvania and do a better job in infrastructure. Mr.…”