Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on this bill. I am listening to the debate and, frankly, it is interesting to have the two diametrically opposed views. This agreement a year ago was supported by…

Mr. Speaker, it is amazing that Iran is one of the few countries in the Middle East where the majority of the people still like the United States, unlike some of our so-called allies over there. Admittedly, there are people in the…

Mr. President, Congress is taking a critical first step to combat our country's opioid crisis and a major step in providing safer, more effective, and higher quality care for America's veterans. I want to speak about my bipartisan Jason…

The real problem in this country right now is an economy that is not growing.

It seems like we should have gotten it fixed then, but we didn't.

Too many programs right now are unsustainable. They were unsustainable from their very concept.

The reason it is not working is because we don't have an economy that is functioning right now.

First of all, Social Security is a business. We have to have more money coming in than going out.

If we don't get more people back to work, if we don't have a dynamic and robust economy, all of this talk that we are having is just that.

Well, good morning and welcome to today's hearing on modernizing Social Security's information technology infrastructure.

It seems like we should have gone over all those things when we built the new centers, right?

Social Security's aging and outdated IT is a real problem. So I think it is time to fix the systems.

If we can't fix this, shame on us.

Social Security has to get it right the first time, because we can't keep throwing money at it.

Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to talk about the pace of judicial confirmations with my friends, the Senator from Hawaii and the Senator from Massachusetts, who have been real leaders on this issue. Well, we have only one more day of…

Mr. President, as we take up extension of the FAA reauthorization this week, I want to voice my frustration that an extension of the section 48 energy investment tax credit was not included. More importantly, I want to make clear my…

Mr. President, first, let me thank my colleague from Illinois for his remarks on the funding issue. I couldn't agree more. There is no question that this body should be working to help curb opioid abuse in this country, to improve mental…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an amendment that will reaffirm Congress' support for the enforcement of grazing fees on public lands. Grazing on public lands is a privilege, not a right. Ranchers who use these lands should abide by the law…