I remind my colleague that his vote against the bill is a vote to deny about 38 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average wage of about $3,300 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), the chair of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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