filner: thank you. i rise in support of this bill which ensures that hard-earned benefits for disabled veterans and their surviving family members keep pace with their living expenses. this bill like the last was introduced by mr. perriello of virginia. it will benefit each disabled veteran and their survivors from the world war i era to the current conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. i yield to the hardworking active and committed mr. perriello for an explanation of the bill. mr. perriello: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. today i rise in support of h.r. 4667, the veterans compensation cost of living adjustment act of 2010. a bill that i was proud to introduce in support of america's veterans. over 140 years ago president lincoln called upon our nation to care for him who have borne the battle for his widow and orphan. this charge is as compelling today as it was in 1864. it underscores the important role that our veterans play in defending our freedoms. and the obligation we all have

filner: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. filner: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4360. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. filner: i rise today to offer my support for h.r. 4360, a bill to name the v.a. blind rehabilitation center in long beach, california, after the distinguished iraq veteran charles r. soltes. mr. soltes' valiantly served his country in the united states army as a major in the 426th civil affairs battalion in mosul, iraq. he died on october 14, 2004, from wounds sustained in a blast conducting a patrol in mosul. he want only 36 years old. he was a graduate of the new england college of optometry and later completed his residency and focused on acute lens disease and glaucoma care. he served as the optometry residency program. in 1998, major soltes became clinical director of the urb

filner from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. felipe calderon yes, mr. poe, war is hard. i -- mr. filner: yes, mr. poe, war is hard. talk to nelson mandela. peace is harder. peace is really hard. victory is close, i haired mr. poe's words. what message are we sending to our troops? the alamo is a metaphor for this? come on, mr. poe. and mr. poe started out, this is about our troops. that's exactly right. this is about our troops. thank you, mr. kucinich, for allowing us to have a debate. here we have spent hundreds of billions of dollars and we have had no real debate. so thank you for bringing this and allowing us to do this. and we need a debate in a democracy so everyone understands the costs, the cost of going to war and the cost of not going to war, the material cost, the human cost. this is about the troops, i agree with mr. poe. you know, we record, and i have been to iraq and afghanistan. i have met these incredible young men and women who are doing this battle, as mr. poe suggested. they are incredible. it's the policyma

filner from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. felipe calderon yes, mr. poe, war is hard. i -- mr. filner: yes, mr. poe, war is hard. talk to nelson mandela. peace is harder. peace is really hard. victory is close, i haired mr. poe's words. what message are we sending to our troops? the alamo is a metaphor for this? come on, mr. poe. and mr. poe started out, this is about our troops. that's exactly right. this is about our troops. thank you, mr. kucinich, for allowing us to have a debate. here we have spent hundreds of billions of dollars and we have had no real debate. so thank you for bringing this and allowing us to do this. and we need a debate in a democracy so everyone understands the costs, the cost of going to war and the cost of not going to war, the material cost, the human cost. this is about the troops, i agree with mr. poe. you know, we record, and i have been to iraq and afghanistan. i have met these incredible young men and women who are doing this battle, as mr. poe suggested. they are incredible. it's the policyma

filner from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes.elipe calderon yes, mr. poe, war is hard. i -- mr. filner: yes, mr. poe, war is hard. talk to nelson mandela. peace is harder. peace is really hard. victory is close, i haired mr. poe's words. what message are we sending to our troops? the alamo is a metaphor for this? come on, mr. poe. and mr. poe started out, this is about our troops. that's exactly right. this is about our troops. thank you, mr. kucinich, for allowing us to have a debate. here we have spent hundreds of billions of dollars and we have had no real debate. so thank you for bringing this and allowing us to do this. and we need a debate in a democracy so everyone understands the costs, the cost of going to war and the cost of not going to war, the material cost, the human cost. this is about the troops, i agree with mr. poe. you know, we record, and i have been to iraq and afghanistan. i have met these incredible young men and women who are doing this battle, as mr. poe suggested. they are incredible. it's the policymake