I agree with you. We have a hospital--a private hospital and VA campuses that meet each other, and I can assure you that the hospital director at the private hospital is not compensated the same as the one at the VA is; I agree with that…

if we were, we wouldn't need the Choice Program or the Mission Act we just passed.

the California crime rates remain comparable to the low rates observed in the 1960s, even with dramatic reductions in incarceration.

there is actually no evidence that violent crime increased as a result of Proposition 47.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I must point out that my Republican colleagues say they want to address the opioid crisis, yet they are standing silent as the Trump administration actively…

I would just take issue with what I believed I saw was a relationship between doing criminal justice reform and a rise in crime.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment, before I yield to my distinguished colleague, Mr. Connolly, to echo what my good friend just said about our staffs. I, too, thank our staffs for…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairman Gowdy for his leadership and for working together to craft this legislation. I thank Chairman Meadows and Ranking Member Connolly for helping us…

The total health care savings from regulating ozone even slightly more stringently than before runs well into the billions of dollars every year.

One thing the Committee never seems to address is the public health effects of Americans breathing in air pollution.

These regulations would also reduce COPD, cardiovascular disease, and other negative health effects.

I don't think that is an excuse to let people in Dallas, Houston or San Antonio get sick and suffer.

our priorities should be--is and should be taking care of veterans in a timely manner, best quality health care.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this particular initiative in managing this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5925, the CRISIS Act, a bill I cosponsored with Chairman Gowdy; my good friend, the ranking…

I think that voice should be a permanent voice in the work we do at the SEC.

the United States cannot do the Strategic Deterrence Mission or the homeland missile defense mission without access to facilities located on allied territory.

Earlier this year, language of my bill, 4792, the Small Business Access to Capital After a Natural Disaster Act, was enacted into law.

I offered legislation that was included in S. 2155, and that legislation is known as the U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act closes a huge loophole that allow UBS and other financial firms operating in Puerto Rico and in any other…