Derek Kilmer: “A great example is the Building Civic Bridges Act, which is a bipartisan bill I recently introduced.”

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…

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.

My gratitude to Chairwoman Bice and to you, Mr. Chairman, and to Ranking Member Morelle, is that you are loving critics of the institution, and that matters.