Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Vinnie Van Go Go's. For over 25 years, Vinnie's has served quality food at affordable prices in Savannah's downtown City Market area. Since its founding on February 16, 1991, Vinnie's has continued to…

I would be remiss not to convey my disappointment that the administration has yet again resorted to budget gimmicks.

I would like to understand how TSA is continuing to invest in risk-based security efforts that will ensure we are focusing our resources on the highest-risk passengers.

If there is any help you need in making sure that, even if we have to double inspect, we need to get this right.

Sometimes the lowest bid is the best, but we really need make sure that the inspection process is done properly.

Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member, and I also thank the chair for bringing this bill forward. I also want to thank the members of the DeKalb County, Georgia, chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, as well as the Georgia chapter…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Arkansas for putting together this Special Order and for those excessively kind compliments. The budget should present a vision to the American people and should reflect how the American…

I'm very pleased that this subcommittee was able to provide an 85 percent increase for Indian school construction and improvements in the 2016 omnibus.

I thank very much, Senator Murkowski, for working with me on the increase that happened in Land and Water Conservation Fund.

The original idea I think came from a national commission, a blue ribbon panel, an incredible panel headed I think by Lawrence Rockefeller.

I am pleased to see that you have proposed a 9 percent increase for national parks, including major investments in construction and maintenance programs to address the estimated $11.9 billion maintenance backlog at parks nationwide.

This project simply does not add up.

Thank you both for working with the Albuquerque District to fund some important New Mexico projects over the last few years.

I cannot see any White House Office of Management and Budget clearing a new billion-dollar Federal water supply project with such limited potential.

The Gila River is the crown jewel of the Southwest and one of the last remaining free-flowing rivers in the United States.

I am very supportive of the department's efforts to develop new rules related to methane venting and flaring.

As Senator Tester pointed out, we have now reached the point where we have authorized it at that level.

We have to get serious about cleaning up abandoned mines.