Derek Kilmer: “Government data should be available to the American people because it belongs to them.”

This retreat would provide a rare opportunity to engage with one another outside of the pressures of Washington, D.C.

First, it can help us promote bipartisanship and civility, which I believe is desperately needed in our polarized politics.

These retreats will allow us to identify areas of mutual concern and agreement.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Congress has never awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to any group of Vietnam veterans. Today, we can change that by passing this legislation. I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote…