[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONES DEFUNDING VETERANS

  (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, it is not the Republicans who want to defund 
veterans. It is the Democrats.
  We have marked up the MILCON-VA bill in subcommittee, and it doesn't 
have cuts. I don't know where the people on the other side of the aisle 
suggest we are not supporting veterans. As a veteran myself, I am proud 
of the work we do.
  It is the President who suggested that we decrease from the fiscal 
year 2023 numbers across the board. Mr. Speaker, that is defense, 
veterans. That is across the board.
  It is the President who wants to cut the defense budget. It is the 
President who wants to defund our veterans. Shame on the President.

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