Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the AUTO for Veterans Act, as amended.

This bill would help severely disabled service-connected veterans purchase and adapt a vehicle 10 years after they purchased their first one. Current law only provides veterans with the funds for one vehicle during their lifetime. We all know that the life of a car is not infinite. Maybe my father didn't, but most people do.

For too long, disabled veterans have had to drive vehicles that have logged hundreds of thousands of miles. This bill would help a deserving population with the safe and reliable transportation they need. I am also pleased that this bill is fully offset.

The underlying bill is very similar to H.R. 1361, the AUTO for Veterans Act, which was introduced this Congress and last by our colleague, Congressman Meuser. While I would have preferred that we consider his version today, this bill will help many disabled veterans, and it has my full support.

I thank the PVA and the DAV for their continued advocacy for this proposal.

Madam Speaker, I encourage all Members to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).

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