[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 172 (Wednesday, October 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              VETERANS DAY

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, in a few days, our Nation will 
celebrate Veterans Day, a time to pause, give thanks, and honor the 
brave men and women who have served our country.
  Those men and women who have worn the uniform of our Nation, who have 
sacrificed so much for us, deserve more than just words in return. We 
owe them action. That means keeping the promises we have made to our 
veterans to provide skills and offer opportunities as these men and 
women transition to civilian life; to provide a lifetime of healthcare 
that they have earned and were guaranteed; to support access to mental 
health services, including to those with other than honorable 
discharges who may have been improperly dismissed from the service due 
to undiagnosed brain injuries or PTSD; and to end the scourge of 
veteran homelessness, as we have done in Lake County, in my district in 
Illinois.
  To that end, I am proud of the bipartisan legislation I introduced to 
reauthorize the Boots to Business entrepreneurship training program for 
veterans, previously passed in the House, and I urge my colleagues in 
the Senate to similarly support this and other important programs.
  This Veterans Day, and every day, I hope we will all do more to 
remember the privileges we enjoy as Americans and honor those who 
served us as a small token of our thanks.

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