I want to thank Bob Spiegel, my constituent for testifying before the subcommittee today.

Accurate benefits adjudication is critical to ensuring our veterans have access to the VA health care they need.

The disparity here is what is so very troubling. You have a great gap between the servicemembers identified by the Department of Defense and the positive claims granted by the VA.

Mr. President, it is summer. It is supposed to be hot, but if last month felt hotter than past summers, you are right. Last week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, or NOAA, said the United States experienced its warmest June on…

Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding and also for bringing up this amendment. Let's talk about reality versus fiction. Here is the reality. The reality is that these regulations have not been out there. They…

the United States is now going to have long-term responsibility for the care of these children.

A stitch in time saves nine. But here a billion dollars now could save $10 billion later.

Now, this ultra-low-volume insecticide, have you used it in Puerto Rico?

Can I go to the pesticide issue and what breakthroughs we might be making in pesticides?

Mr. Chairman, I want to provide some context here. Under the Mineral Leasing Act, States shared in 50 percent of the revenues from production of energy on Federal lands--in the State of Alaska, it is actually 90 percent of the revenues--up…

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Louisiana for bringing this amendment up. Here is the reality. This is largely a solution in search of a problem. There has not been a single case in the history of offshore energy…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Medical Device Guardians Act. The Guardians Act updates current laws regarding the reporting of unsafe medical devices by requiring that physicians and their offices be added to the list of entities…

Mr. Speaker, this month we mark the first anniversary of an historic agreement between Iran and six major world powers, including some of our key western allies, plus Russia and China. The agreement was designed to force Iran to back away…

Madam Chair, I would like to thank the gentleman from California, Chairman Calvert, for allowing me the opportunity to offer this important amendment. I rise today in support of my amendment. My amendment is simple. It removes $12 million…

Mr. Chair, I rise on behalf of the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. MacArthur). Prior to 2008, squid, octopus, and cuttlefish exports were permitted exclusively by the FDA as fish intended for human consumption. In 2008, the Fish and…

Mr. Chair, these harmless seafood products are treated as if they were listed under the Endangered Species Act or listed as injurious under the Lacey Act or in violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which…

I believe these are fresh products. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, in reclaiming my time, it is my understanding that they are frozen. Therefore, they are not perishable as are the other ecoderms we had been speaking to. I would ask that Members…

Mr. Chair, I rise as the designee of the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. MacArthur), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the…