{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2136-2", "2006-12-08", 109, 2, null, null, "EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING HIRING OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2136", "E2136", "[{\"name\": \"Silvestre Reyes\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"109\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1070\"}]", "152 Cong. Rec. E2136", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2136]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING HIRING OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES\n\n                                 ______\n\n                               speech of\n\n                          HON. SILVESTRE REYES\n\n                                of texas\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006\n\n  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Chairman Duncan Hunter\nfor his leadership in introducing this legislation. I am a strong\nsupporter of H. Res. 1070, expressing the sense of the House of\nRepresentatives that members of Congress should actively engage in\nhiring wounded military veterans.\n  Earlier this year the House Veterans Affairs Committee, of which I am\na member, held a hearing for private sector representatives to discuss\ntheir initiatives aimed at hiring veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.\nAlthough companies such as Home Depot, Exxon Mobile Corporation and R&L\nCarriers have initiated plans to increase the number of veterans, and\nspecifically disabled veterans, other companies and the public sector\ncan also improve their veterans hiring practices.\n  According to the U.S. Department of Labor, younger veterans have a\nsignificantly higher unemployment rate than those of the general\npopulation in the same age range. Mr. Speaker, I find this situation\nunacceptable and I believe most Americans would agree that our country\nshould do more to assist these veterans in transitioning from active\nduty to the civilian workforce.\n  For that reason, I helped establish a ``Veterans Opportunity\nConference'' in my Congressional district of El Paso, TX, earlier this\nyear. This conference brought together members of the community,\nFederal and State agencies, and businesses to assist veterans seeking\nto start a business, learn about State and Federal programs, and\ninquire about employment opportunities. Having had a great response\nfrom our veteran community, I now plan on making this a yearly event\nand encourage all of my colleagues in Congress to do the same in their\nrespective districts.\n  Furthermore, as a U.S. Army veteran, a strong advocate of hiring\nqualified veterans, and a member of Congress, I practice what I preach.\nI am proud to have five former servicemembers in my El Paso and\nWashington, DC, offices.\n  Mr. Speaker, our veterans deserve our utmost commitment to helping\nthem succeed after their military service, and I encourage all of my\ncolleagues to join me in voting for H. Res. 1070.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2136-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 10.347956093028188, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}