Rep. Tim Walzحساب موثّق

Thanks to all who participated in our #MN01 listening tour. The Southern Minnesota Way of Life Report and Small Town and Regional Vitality Investment Act would not have been possible without your invaluable insight and expertise. https://walz.house.gov/sites/walz.house.gov/files/Southern-Minnesota-Way-of-Life-2018-Report.pdf …

On behalf of #MN01, I am proud to release the Southern Minnesota Way of Life Report today. The report summarizes the constituent input my office and I heard over the last two years along our 21-county listening tour. https://walz.house.gov/sites/walz.house.gov/files/Southern-Minnesota-Way-of-Life-2018-Report.pdf …

Many of the Senators who spoke tonight in favor of the bill said that the only thing standing in the way of Blue Water Navy veterans receiving the benefits they earned was the U.S. Senate. They are right.

It is especially troubling to see this bill blocked when there is so much work left to do on toxic exposures as a whole, to include those exposed to burn pits and radiologically exposed veterans.

But it’s disheartening to see a bill that passed unanimously by the House blocked by a handful of Senators over supposed fiscal concerns when those same Senators voted to add trillions of dollars to the deficit last year to score a political win on the back of American taxpayers.

I have been working on this bill since it was first introduced several Congresses ago. We have come a long way and are almost at the finish line.

All too often politicians will say that veterans deserve everything we can give them and more; that we owe veterans a debt we can never repay.  Well, today we saw politicians fail to live up to those promises and renege on paying that debt.

The U.S. Government wrote this check to the Blue Water Navy veterans 40 years ago when we exposed these service members to Agent Orange.  It’s far past time for us to pay up and live up to the trust that these men and women put in their government.

My congressional offices are closed today to honor the life and service of President George H.W. Bush. On this National Day of Mourning, the hearts and condolences of a grateful nation go out to the entire Bush family.

Our veterans deserve their #GIBill payments on time & in the amount they were promised. When VA fails to do this, then it’s on VA to make veterans whole again. A veteran should never be forced to suffer as a result of a VA failure, that’s why its on @SecWilkie to make this right.

My heart breaks for the three American soldiers killed in Ghazni. My sincere condolences go out to their families during this difficult time and they will be in my prayers. May the service and sacrifice of these brave soldiers never be forgotten.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1067409727913627649 …