[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H224-H225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRESS IS SERVING OUR VETERANS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Nevada (Mrs. Lee) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about news 
that many people don't hear too much about coming out of Washington.
  Too often they only hear one side of the story about divisiveness, 
gridlock, and a general unwillingness to put results over politics.
  And don't get me wrong, it is a problem, but there are a whole lot of 
us in this body that are fighting every day to put an end to that and 
break the cycle in Washington, especially when it comes to our 
veterans.
  In the past 2 months alone we have seen legislative breakthroughs 
that had the support of both Democrats and Republicans to help make 
sure that our country continues to serve our Nation's veterans.
  I introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Representatives 
Anthony Gonzalez, Tony Gonzales, and Colin Allred to invest in the Zero 
Suicide initiative and bring accountability into the VA.

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  Last week, this House passed legislation that will end a GI Bill 
disparity between the National Guard and Reserve members so that every 
single servicemember can access the benefits their sacrifices have 
earned.
  And last month, President Biden signed the REMOTE Act into law to 
extend legislation to protect student benefits for veterans.
  In southern Nevada alone, 200 veterans were facing cuts in their 
benefits, but with our votes in the House and Senate and President 
Biden's signature, those benefits were extended, and it was just that 
easy.
  These are just a few examples of the bipartisan wins this Congress 
has been able to accomplish for veterans.
  You see, a lot of legislation before us, especially bills that serve 
our veterans, are common sense. And I encourage Washington to not lose 
sight of those two words: Common sense.

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