mr. coffman: i rise in opposition to the iran agreement. in 2009, i was able to visit israel and was in separate meetings with the prime minister and then president perez and the israeli chief of staff of i.d.f. i asked the same question, what would it take to stop iran from imagining a nuclear weapon? and they all gave me the same answer. they said you have to impose economic sanctions that are tough enough that the government of iran fears a collapse of the economy and resulting loss of power and that is the only thing short of war that will cause them to give them their quest for a nuclear weapon. the obama administration merely to bring them to the negotiating table threw them a lifeline and before even going to the congress of the united states, ent to the united nations to unravel economic sanctions on iran. the ambassador to the united states from israel said that even though the president has tried to box the congress in, that we have -- the united states has a $17 trillion economy. and by the united states imposing economic sanctio

mr. coffman: thank you. rise today to have an unrelenting support to our nation's veterans who are living silently with depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and profound emotional pain. it is absolutely vital that we as a nation address the crisis of veteran suicide. as a marine corps combat veteran, i can tell you firsthand that returning home to civilian life can be a difficult transition. -- used to the constant daily support of their comrades find themselves alone. many need help that too often isn't there. and some utes are hit particularly hard, like the second battalion seventh marine regiment, a group that saw intense combat in afghanistan and has continued to suffer casualties to suicide years after they return. they have seen a suicide rate 14 times higher than that of all other americans. it's essential that when our men and women in uniform return to the civilian world and need to reach out for help, somebody reaches back. we need to ensure that veterans get the mental health care they need,

mr. coffman: i rise in opposition to the iran agreement. in 2009, i was able to visit israel and was in separate meetings with the prime minister and then president perez and the israeli chief of staff of i.d.f. i asked the same question, what would it take to stop iran from imagining a nuclear weapon? and they all gave me the same answer. they said you have to impose economic sanctions that are tough enough that the government of iran fears a collapse of the economy and resulting loss of power and that is the only thing short of war that will cause them to give them their quest for a nuclear weapon. the obama administration merely to bring them to the negotiating table threw them a lifeline and before even going to the congress of the united states, ent to the united nations to unravel economic sanctions on iran. the ambassador to the united states from israel said that even though the president has tried to box the congress in, that we have -- the united states has a $17 trillion economy. and by the united states imposing economic sanctio

mr. coffman -- the gentleman from kench, mr. coffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. coffman: i rise to voice my support for the veterans affairs expiring authorities act of 2015. this will continue numerous programs of critical importance to our nation's veterans including a pilot program to increase women veterans access to health care, nursing home care authorities, and measures to combat veteran homelessness. i am proud that this legislation will allow for the completion of the v.a. replacement hospital in aurora, colorado, an absolutely critical project which will serve veterans not just in colorado but also in utah, montana, wyoming, and parts of four other states. in spite of the incredible mismanagement of this project by the v.a. and a shocking lack of accountability for those responsible, completing the hospital in aurora has been my number one legislative priority. we must not punish our nation's veterans for the sins of incompetent v.a. bureaucrats. finally, this bill would accomplis