taylor-green. dorothy morris. judge john rolle. phyllis schneck. dorwin stoddard. and gabriel "gabe" zimmerman. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair will entertain further requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? the gentlewoman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to applaud the house of representatives on unanimously passing its first piece of legislation yesterday to prioritize employment opportunities for veterans and reservists. mrs. ellmers: this is particularly important to me as i proudly represent fort bragg and over 100,000 veterans, service member, and their spouses. recently, i held a military round table in fayetteville north carolina. as you can imagine, the number one concern for military spouses and veterans was unemployment. unfortunately, obamacare's employer mandate made employment opportunities for veterans scarcer than before. however the hire more heroes sacramento a step in the right direction in improving veterans' transition into civilian work force. this commonsense l