Derek Kilmer: “This bipartisan bill codifies a rural hospital technical assistance program under Rural Development.”

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…

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

I am grateful to my colleague and friend, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, for serving on our first panel today.

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