Sheila Jackson Lee: “The issue is very clear. In his wrongheaded dispatching of our guard to the border--of course, this is a Federal…”

“The issue is very clear. In his wrongheaded dispatching of our guard to the border--of course, this is a Federal responsibility, the southern border--we now have documented crises, guards committing suicide, guards not getting their paychecks, and guards having their education tuition slashed. Yes, that is what is happening in the State of Texas. Madam Speaker, I am a fighter for the Guard. They have worked without ceasing and question. And I demand that this Congress, this Committee on Armed Services, the Pentagon, investigate when the commander of a particular State abuses those individuals who have put on the uniform as citizen soldiers and who are in desperate need of our help. Suicide? Not getting your paychecks timely because you are dispatching people to the border without order and without understanding? Madam Speaker, I support this legislation, but I am calling upon my colleagues to help me, help these young soldiers with family members who, at this point as we stand here, are not getting the kind of treatment equating to their dignity, their service, and their sacrifice. Madam Speaker, I rise to speak in support of the Rule for House consideration of H.R. 1836, Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, and H.R. 4673, EVEST Act. I thank Rules Committee Chairman McGovern for shepherding this legislation to the floor.…”