As income inequality grows, the rich pull away from everyone else in terms of income.

The fact is, there is a maldistribution of health care resources in the country.

The VA generally lacks the skill sets to deal effectively with IT needs.

Allowing family members to use the VHA system isn't realistic.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 859 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 859 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…

You have hit something. You have led into a great example. This is highlight. And if there are problems, let's fix them. You hit on that issue. We have heard of DIR fees tonight. We have heard about reimbursements. Let me leave you an…

Exactly. What you are saying, every time we do this, we gain Members who begin to look at the issue. They just don't believe what the PBMs bring to them. All I am asking for me and I know for you is for every Member here to go talk to a…

I want to thank the gentleman for being a part and providing an insight that is--as I have said, for those of us who see this and call unfair unfair, and we are learning about it every day, you have lived it, and I think providing those…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) for doing this. It is really something that we need to highlight more. I am glad to be here tonight. I had forgotten that this was the night you were going to be here. I have…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize your new Miss America, our very own Miss Arkansas, Savvy Shields. On Sunday night, Savvy became the third Miss Arkansas--and the second from the Third District of Arkansas--to win this prestigious…

Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material on the topic of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on House Resolution 859, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I guess, as they always try to say, you start off with something positive. So I will start with positive. I agree with the gentlewoman from New York: they need to get out of…

Madam Speaker, I thank Congressman Scott. He has highlighted a lot of things, and I think it is something that just matters. Sometimes we go through a lot of the big pictures up here, and we see a lot of issues, but this is one that…

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to bring forward, on behalf of the Rules Committee today, this rule that provides for consideration of H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. The rule provides for 1 hour of…

Mr. Speaker, this has to be the slowest magic trick I have ever seen in my life. This actually, as written, was introduced and also noticed for amendment 2 months ago--sort of a delay in timing. That is a pretty good magic trick. I guess…

I don't care whose idea it was. I don't care if it was Republicans. I don't care if it was Democrats. It was a bad idea.

We are ruining it. The Affordable Care Act is ruining health care in American.