Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bipartisan amendment makes a few technical changes to the bill. First, this amendment modifies the short title to better reflect the policies of both sections of the bill…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, lines 2 and 3, strike ``Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers from Medicaid and CHIP…

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman for his comments. It is true that when you find common ground and work together, good things happen, and this is one of those instances. I think there are a lot of…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This is the type of legislation that we should be passing on the House floor, and I will urge the Senate to pass this legislation later. This is just good government. It corrects…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The bipartisan bill before us today improves access to quality healthcare providers for vulnerable Medicaid patients. Today, State Medicaid programs too often suffer from waste…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 3716. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to reclaim my time. The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Indiana? There was no objection. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana is recognized.

Mr. Chair, I would just like to echo the words of Mr. Tonko. This is good legislation. It improves the Medicaid program. It ensures access to quality providers for our Medicaid recipients in all of our States. Also, it helps our States to…

Mr. Speaker, last Friday, in the region I represent, tragedy struck the close-knit community of Belfair. A shooting took the lives of a family and a neighbor. All the victims were taken too soon from this world. Right now, in their place…

Mr. President, I rise to welcome a national hero back to planet Earth--CDR Scott Kelley. After spending 340 days in space on his most recent visit to the International Space Station, Commander Kelley has smashed the previous U.S. record in…

Mr. President, I wish to associate my remarks with the Senator from Minnesota and just say that what the Constitution says is so clear. It says that the President shall--not may--it says shall nominate and then the Senate will advise and…

The IP chapter of our FTAs can be a tremendous force for good.

To these lands the IP provisions of our FTAs bring some of the basic building blocks of liberty and freedom.

I am fiercely proud of the contributions I have made in this regard.

It is disconcerting that the Executive Director of a major government program is unwilling to commit.

I believe that the majority of the time, the trade agreements to which the United States is a party work well and substantially deliver the intended benefits that U.S. stakeholders expect.

The Republicans I know are against any subsidies to oil and gas or anybody else.

American engagement and leadership through trade agreements is important to opening foreign markets and establishing the rules of the road and high standards that govern international commerce.