the sergeant daniel somers act passed the house in february. but now we're waiting for the senate to take action. no veteran or family should go through the same tragedy that the somers family experienced and we owe it to our veterans to pass and sign this bill into law. and while we're waiting for congress to act, arizona is taking action. we're doing it ourselves. our office took immediate action when we learned from brave whistleblowers about the tragedy at the phoenix v.a. we have now held nine veterans' clinics, helping over 1,000 veterans and military family members access the benefits they've earned. our team helps veterans with everything they need, from housing to job placement to education. mr. speaker, i'll speak more about the work we're doing in arizona but i'd like to yield time, as much as he would require, to my colleague who has bravely served our country from new york, representative chris gibson. mr. gibson: i want to thank my friend and colleague, representative sinema. thank you so much for your passion for the issue, for yo