[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      VETERANS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I joined Lackawanna Mayor Geoff 
Szymanski, a United States Navy veteran, to recognize Veterans Small 
Business Week and promote startup workshops for veterans, hosted by the 
Small Business Administration.
  Every year, more than 200,000 servicemembers transition to the 
civilian workforce, and our Nation must make that transition as smooth 
as possible, not only out of gratitude, but because our veterans are 
some of the most industrious and determined citizens, which gives them 
the ability to make an outsized contribution to our economy.
  That is why I support Helmets to Hardhats, which connects veterans 
with apprenticeships in the building and construction trades; and that 
is why Congress must remove the expiration dates for GI Bill education 
benefits so that veterans can receive the career training they earned 
and deserve.

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