House Proceeding 07-31-08 on Jul 31st, 2008 :: 0:17:49 to 0:20:19
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Speech By: Zach Wamp

0:17:34 to 0:17:50( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: in harm'ss way and their families, neither him or i took advantage in our younger yearsrs of serving in the uniform of our armed forces. however fate has it that we would have a second opportunity

0:17:50 to 0:18:01( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: to serve by serving those who are serving us past and present through this bill making sure that those great american patriots, past andd present, have what they need and are enti tled to

0:18:01 to 0:18:12( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: and deserveecauseer of their commitment to this great nation.ea it is the highest compliment of my professional lifero to serve as the ran king member of this o subcommittee. i want to thank

0:18:12 to 0:18:23( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: chairman lewis, former chairman lewis, now ranking member l ewis, for this privilege because without him and his support i wouldn't be here. i want to thank mr. t wicker whoic was the ranking

0:18:23 to 0:18:41( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: member of the subcommittee last year and y whoever helped himm become aom senator to open up this subcommitt ee opportunity for me f . and for chairman edwards who ahos you just saw on the

0:18:41 to 0:18:54( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: house floor is a class act with the true commitment to the men t and women in uniform and a determination to do whatever's necessaryec to honorr their commitment. i can report today as i did at the

0:18:54 to 0:19:20( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: full committee that when i n go home a nd people ask me in 2008 in my new position p are we honoring ourur nation's veteransat an d these men and women in unifor m in an asymmetrical warsy

0:19:20 to 0:19:33( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: on two fronts in iraq and afghanistan, with head trauma and i.e.d. injuries and amputeesam, double, triple, extraordinary injuries, stress , from unfair deployments, unsustainable deploymentsts,

0:19:33 to 0:19:43( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: stress on the family? are we honoring our commitment to them ? i don't think a few years ago, regardless of party, that the t answer to that question was yes. we had problems at walter reed.

0:19:43 to 0:19:56( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: we had problems atro fortt stewart. we had problems across the board. we still had mweany challenges. the deployment ratios have got to continue to get c better. but i can tell you in this

0:19:56 to 0:20:09( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: bill th ere is a bipartisan commitment to honor their commitment. and i believe we are making great progress at ensuring ourns me n and women in uniformni and nd their families have what they

0:20:09 to 0:20:19( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: need and a deserve. . when they come home asom veterans, that we takens adequate care of them, not adequatee but ut responsible caresi of them. think we are making great prog ress. i w ant

0:20:19 to 0:20:32( Edit History Discussion )

Zach Wamp: to thank the majority for doin g something people in the hinterland wouldn't even unders tand, but they put theey military construction billst back k in with the veterans bill where w it belongs.