[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       LET'S UNITE TO FIX THE VA

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, the Sunflower State has a long and proud 
history of Kansans answering a call of duty to serve their country. 
From pre-Civil War battles to keep Kansas a free State, to brothers 
joining arms to fight for democracy in wars around the globe, to 
today's battles fighting terrorism in remote and dangerous places, 
Kansans proudly step up to serve when asked, time and time again.
  Kansas is now home to more than 220,000 veterans, courageous men and 
women who have honored our Nation by sacrificing and serving; yet, 
sadly, our Nation does not always honor them. I have been heartbroken 
to see how some of our veterans are treated when returning home from 
service.
  Mr. Speaker, it is past time that Democrats and Republicans, House 
and Senate, unite on legislation that would fix the problems in the VA, 
that would give our veterans in long waiting lines options to receive 
quicker and better care when needed and legislation that would ensure 
that adequate resources are available to care for posttraumatic stress 
disorder and other injuries sustained in today's battles.
  Mr. Speaker, our veterans have honored and fought for us. How about 
we, as a Congress, honor and fight for them.

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