mr. kildee: thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment would appropriate $10 million to fund an amendment passed unanimously in the 2015 ndaa that allocates additional financial literacy training programs for incoming and transitioning service members. this $10 million would be spread equally among the services operations and maintenance accounts. this increased financial literacy would be funded by allocating $10 million from the navy's $14 billion aircraft procurement account, which includes nearly $1 billion in funding over the navy's request to purchase 12 ea-18-g growler aircraft. the navy actually requested none of these 12 aircraft. the problem we have is that far too often service members have inadequate training or experience. we're often talking about young people who have yet to really fully have their feet underneath them and when a service member has financial difficulty, often they are preyed upon by unscrupulous lenders, pay-day lenders often. in fact, in some cases, this was reported widely recently, offering

mr. kildee: thank you, mr. chairman. much like the v.a., the department of defense is confronting significant challenges regarding its care and transition of wounded warriors. in fact, the recent death of two individuals at the army's fort bragg hospital, the secretary of defense ordered his own comprehensive review of d.o.d. health care. simply, it's obvious and becoming increasingly obvious that wounded warriors are still failing to receive the care that they need and that they clearly deserve. we know that the d.o.d. has undertaken countless studies, has appointed numerous working groups to identify ways to improve wounded warrior care. congress clearly obviously has rightfully engaged and held a multitude of hearings and initiatives. there's been a lot of review internally, a lot of conversation. i believe we need to engage some of the brightest minds in our country to gain a new and objective perspective on improving care for wounded warriors. so this amendment appropriates $$20 million to fund an amendment that was

mr. kildee of michigan.he chair: pursuant to house resolution 628, the gentleman from michigan and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. kildee: thank you, madam chair. this is an amendment that is actually quite simple. i'll only take a moment to explain it. it simply requires the use of funds into this legislation not be utilized in contradiction to existing u.s. law. let me specifically point out the problem i'm trying to make sure is very clear. as members of congress we are elected to represent our constituents and that includes our constituents who serve in the armed forces. so i have been very concerned about reports and experience within my own office that some in the military have reacted unfavorably when service members reach out to assistance from a member of congress. as i said, we have experienced this in my own office. i know that this is not department of defense policy, and i know and certain that this by aior is being exercised

mr. kildee. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, panelists, for being here today. i'm curious. i think the state employment rate is 6.3%? >> i don't know what it is. >> that is the state and federal rate. do you think that is an accurate reflection? >> no. it doesn't include individuals not included in the employment rate. for instance, the disability case load has gone through the roof. the food stamp case load has gone up. people not actively looking for work are not counted. so our employment rate has been going down. >> thank you. m mr. doar, do you believe it is an accurate picture? >> know. the better is the labor force participation rate which is remarkably low. >> i think it helps us see trends. in every recession we ever had, the recovery for those on the bottom takes longer than those better off so for low income mothers raising kids, it takes longer to come back than it does are for the average across all 6.3%. >> mrs. golden, you said that the aca medicaid expansion was, took away a disincentive. it doesn't take it away, it just moves it further up the

mr. kildee. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, panelists, for being here today. i'm curious. i think the state employment rate is 6.3%? >> i don't know what it is. >> that is the state and federal rate. do you think that is an accurate reflection? >> no. it doesn't include individuals not included in the employment rate. for instance the disability case load has gone through the roof. the food stamp case load has gone up. people not actively looking for work are not counted. so our employment rate has been going down. >> thank you. mr. mr. doar, do you believe it is an accurate picture? >> know. the better is the labor force participation rate which is remarkably low. >> i think it helps us see trends. in every recession we ever had, the recovery for those on the bottom takes longer than those better off so for low income mothers raising kids it takes longer to come back than it does are for the average across all 6.3%. >> mrs. golden, you said that the aca medicaid expansion was, took away a disincentive. it doesn't take it away, it just moves it further up the

mr. kildee. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, panelists, for being here today. i'm curious. i think the state employment rate is 6.3%? >> i don't know what it is. >> that is the state and federal rate. do you think that is an accurate reflection? >> no. it doesn't include individuals not included in the employment rate. for instance, the disability case load has gone through the roof. the food stamp case load has gone up. people not actively looking for work are not counted. so our employment rate has been going down. >> thank you. m mr. doar, do you believe it is an accurate picture? >> know. the better is the labor force participation rate which is remarkably low. >> i think it helps us see trends. in every recession we ever had, the recovery for those on the bottom takes longer than those better off so for low income mothers raising kids, it takes longer to come back than it does are for the average across all 6.3%. >> mrs. golden, you said that the aca medicaid expansion was, took away a disincentive. it doesn't take it away, it just moves it further up the

mr. kildee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a few questions, but i wonder if dr. golden would like to respond. you're trying to respond under workwear verse of s.n.a.p. >> yeah, the main point is the law requires state not to have a requirement for able-bodied individuals and unemployment is high enough and that problem will resolve itself under the next few years for state unemployment rate is stronger. so it's part of the statute and reflects a reasonable response to this to state economic circumstances. >> thank you. i wonder, dr. golden if you might comment, one of the questions that congress has been wrestling with it puts americans in jeopardy of moving from the workforce into long-term poverty is extended to federal employment benefits. she can, for example, the governor and legislature roll back from 26 weeks to back 20 weeks of unemployment takes a working person, people in the workforce who lost their jobs, about 37 weeks to find the next opportunity. ..17 weeks on average that it takes them to survive on nothing, and whether or not that potentially puts

mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm calling again on the house to introduce a dose of democracy into this body. for months, since december 28, millions of americans have lost their extended unemployment benefits. we were elected to represent the will of the people. to chart a course for this country and deal with the needs of those americans who are struggling. and a majority of this house is ready to do that. a majority of this house would vote to extend federal unemployment benefits that prevent people who have worked hard for their entire lives from losing everything they have worked for because this body fails to act. a majority is for it. a majority of the people and majority of this house, the senate will pass unemployment extension. they did once already. the president will sign it. it's upon us. it's incumbent upon us to do the will of the people. if we do not do this, we bear responsibility for the fact that for generations poverty could be inflicted upon people who have worked hard their entire lives and s

mr. kildee, for five minutes. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker.ise today to recognize the service of chief master sergeant smith who this week will be retiring after an illustrious 28-year career in the united states air force, a career that spanned many decades and took him to many continents across the globe. i am personally honored and grateful that chief smith is here in the house gallery today as we celebrate his outstanding career in service and congratulate him on his retirement from the u.s. air force. mr. speaker, chief smith was born and raised in the district that i now have the privilege to represent. in fact, he was raised in my hometown of flint, michigan. graduated from northwestern high school. the school just to the north of northern high school. my high school. shortly after graduation, he entered the air force in 1986 where he completed his basic training at lackland air force base in texas. upon graduation from his technical training as an aircraft maintence in specialist for the b-52 in texas, he was assigned tomorrow stations

mr. chairman, a bipartisan coalition of members, representatives cole, hanabusa, kildee and heck and young and i introduced a bipartisan re-authorization of nahasda, which is extremely similar to a draft that representative pearce has introduced. now both bills, mr. chairman, make prudent changes to increase the efficiency of the delivery of the program dollars and i strongly believe that the changes will have a very positive impact. but mr. chairman, increased efficiency will not replace the need for more money. the top three poorest counties in the united states of america are primarily populated by native americans. however, despite overwhelming need, we are not increasing funding for the program. at the current appropriation -- and the current appropriation bill does not include funding for all native peoples. the program funding has been flat for years and at current funding levels, we are falling way behind. now mr. chairman, opponent of nahasda re-authorization point to the slow spindown rate of a single tribe giving the false sense that there's a surplus. however, the overall spind