I look forward to an update on this research as it moves forward on how we can ensure veterans get the treatment they need for such exposure.

the military's ability to meet future global challenges is directly tied to its facilities.

I fully respect the fact that you took this assignment, Mr. Secretary, at a difficult time during great publicity around a serious scandal.

We are going to have to keep that up to regain and maintain the trust of America's veterans, and I know that you all are committed to that.

We called for OMB to publish a top 10 list for the highest priority IT investments across the government.

We want to improve the oversight of how we spend over $80 billion annually on information technology across the Federal Government.

I am happy to see that the Albuquerque VA has made significant progress, the percentage of backlog claims from around 60 percent in 2013 to 20 percent just last month.

But it is also one of the most frustrating. As I have said here before, the majority of veterans are satisfied with the care they receive from the VA when and if they can get it.

Is not the right of the American people to know what's being done with their taxpayer dollars?

Mr. Speaker, I want to add the congratulations and commendations from the people of Ohio's Ninth District to Navy SEAL Edward Byers for his incredible valor, and I thank the President of the United States for awarding him this week the…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the Texas case that was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, Whole Woman's Health. This morning, I joined hundreds of pro-choice advocates on the steps of the Supreme Court in advance of the oral arguments…

Thank you very much, and thank you for your courtesies, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chair, I am pleased to support H.R. 3716, the Ensuring Access to Quality Medicaid Providers Act. This legislation is the compilation of two bills, H.R. 3821 and H.R. 3716, which are true efforts to improve program integrity in Medicaid…

Virtually 5 percent real growth at the National Institutes of Health. It is a shot in the arm and an encouragement to medical researchers that we are serious about our commitment to biomedical research.

Shouldn't we have a national standard, if we are dealing with a national crisis here?

We need to make sure the consumers fully understand what they are getting into.

Should we follow Texas' lead in requiring that notification as well?

Mr. Chair, today we are making a difference for the nation's most vulnerable. Republicans and Democrats working to strengthen Medicaid, and the White House has officially given its seal of approval to these commonsense reforms. Today is an…