House Proceeding 05-20-08 on May 20th, 2008 :: 2:36:02 to 2:39:15
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Speech By: Jeff Miller

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Jeff Miller: increase veterans' awareness of the benefits and services offered by v.a. i urge my colleagues to support this fine measure and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Timothy Walz: gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. filner: a hard-working member of our committee, and the highest enlisted man ever elected to the congress of the united states, command

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Speech By: Timothy Walz

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Timothy Walz: sergeant major tim walz from minnesota. you didn't know that, did you, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walz: thank you, mr. speaker and thank you to

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Timothy Walz: the chairman. i special thank you also to mr. bozeman, who has been an unending friend and supporter and effective leader in helping our veterans. i thank you. this is just one more example

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Timothy Walz: of your continued work. i stand in strong support of 3681, the veterans' benefits act this just ensures the ability of the v.a. to reach out and gather our veterans back in making sure the

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Timothy Walz: veterans understand all the benefits available to them, from suicide prevention to health care benefits, training, education, pension benefit, vocational rehabilitation, assistance for homeless

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Timothy Walz: verans, veteran-owned small businesses, this nation and this past congress has done much to care for our veterans. one of the problems is, when our veterans return home, only about 36% of them apply

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Timothy Walz: for benefits and this takes advantage of what all 435 members of this body know well is, you need to advertise to get that message out. and the department of defense has done a great job

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Timothy Walz: of advertising for recruitment. it's time for the v.a. to put that money into making sure veterans get their care. the capacity -- the rand corporation said the capacity of the v. toomplet

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Timothy Walz: provide services has increased substantially but significant gaps in acss remain. there's a large gap between the need for mental health services and the use of those services. last year, the congress

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Timothy Walz: put in a hotline for veterans seeking help with suicide prevention. it has received over 9,000 calls. this 24-hour national hotline is working. i'm pleased the amendment i put in to address this

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Timothy Walz: with suicide issues has been addressed. i want to thank you representative buyer from indiana for his amendment on the bill this piece of legislation is a great example of bipartisan support that

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Timothy Walz: rises above and transcends politics to care for our nation's veterans. this will be a good piece of legislation, it will get our veterans in it will fulfill our moral obligation to care

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Timothy Walz: for our veterans and will ensure that future generations will understand that if they raise their hands, take an oath to serve this nation, we will be there to serve them. with that, i

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Timothy Walz: thank mr. bozeman, i thank the ranking member and i thank the chairman for continuously moving information and moving legislation forward that help ours veterans. i yield back. the speaker pro

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Timothy Walz: tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: thank you very much. at this time i yield such time as he might consume to mr. bozeman fr om arkansas who has been

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John Boozman: a strong supporter of v.a. issues his entire time here in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bozeman: thank you, mr. miller and thank you mr. walz. he speaks

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Speech By: John Boozman