Derek Kilmer: “I thank the lead sponsor of the bill, Mr. Carey, both for his leadership on this bill and for his partnership on the…”

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…

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

I strongly believe that this is a key ideal we should be striving for in how we craft rules packages.

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