[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HELPING TO REPAY VETERANS

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I represent nearly 50,000 
veterans across North Carolina's First Congressional District, more 
than 10,000 of whom sustained injuries while serving our country.
  Because of their sacrifice, I introduced a bipartisan Veteran 
Caregiver Application and Appeals Reform Act of 2023, or the CARE Act 
of 2023, for the specific purpose of helping to repay our veterans who 
can never fully be repaid.
  The CARE Act, introduced with Congresswoman Jen Kiggans of Virginia 
and Congressman Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, allows veterans service 
organizations and other accredited agents to advocate for disabled 
veterans while directing the VA to hire medical specialists to review 
applications.
  We must allow servicemembers who nearly died for this country to 
assess the resources they need to apply for assistance. We must always 
keep our country's promises to our heroes in eastern North Carolina and 
across this Nation.

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