[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                HONORING OUR COMMITMENTS TO OUR VETERANS

  (Mr. OBERNOLTE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, I rise to thank this body for passing 
my bill, the Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act, or SAFE 
Veterans Act, as part of the VET-TEC reauthorization bill that the 
House passed this week.
  This bill will make a meaningful contribution to allowing more of our 
veterans to receive vocational flight training and enter our Nation's 
workforce as pilots following their service in our military.
  Madam Speaker, in 1980, over two-thirds of our Nation's pilots were 
veterans. Today, that number is less than 30 percent. This bill will 
not only ameliorate that situation but also help us honor the 
commitment that we have made to those who served in our Armed Forces.
  Madam Speaker, I urge its passage in the Senate and its transmittal 
to the President, and I thank this body for supporting it.

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