mr. filner: mr. speaker, i urge support of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: thanks, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members would have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material they may have on senate bill 894. the speaker pro tempore: hearing no objection, so ordered. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i once again encourage all of my colleagues to support senate bill 894 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time having been -- without objection, so ordered. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. brown: thank you, mr. filner, for the service you've done for the veterans throughout the years and of course i want to thank the chairman from florida, for your work in bringing this legislation to the floor. it's very important to the veterans. this legislation affect the benefits of all veterans, by raising the compensation they receive and allow them to continue to buy the produc

mr. filner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. filner: thank you, mr. levin, and i appreciate the time and thank you, mr. lerger, for bringing us this bill -- herger, for bringing thus bill. i rise in support of h.r. 674. you know, every day i get phone cause and letters from veterans -- calls from veterans telling me how valuable their service was. they are confused as to why potential employers don't value their time and service and why they get rejection letters for jobs they are qualified to perform. these veterans are highly skilled individuals who are ready to make an immediate impact to any job. veterans bring real world experience to any company and unfortunately employers fail to see this value. on august of this year, the president proposed a comprehensive plan to decrease the veteran unemployment rate. part of his plan includes a tax credit from employers and i'm happy to see that senator murray included this in h.r. 674. it would provide a tax credit for firms that hire certain unemployed veterans and these tax credits