I am all for capital.

There is no reason the United States should not have the most advanced air traffic control system in the world, and we do not have it.

It is the United States responsibility to take the lead in the international organization.

Probably one of my main concerns is our lack of progress on NextGen.

We cannot backslide on NextGen.

We need to find a way to get this done.

If we get NextGen right, we are helping with safety, we won't lose planes.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5544, the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2014, will increase our understanding of low-dose radiation. This research is critical for physicians and decision makers to more accurately assess potential health risks in…

Mr. Speaker, currently, more than 113 million Americans are facing long-term disease or disability. Significant policy advancements have recently been signed into law to encourage the development of drugs for those with limited medical…

Mr. Speaker, Friday, November 14, was the closing of the public comment period for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed ``waters of the United States''--WOTUS, as it is known--rule under…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as has been said, this bill makes a small but important change to the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. As has been mentioned, it…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Miller for his leadership in this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

As a former volunteer firefighter, I know that operable and interoperable communications are essential to ensuring that first responders can do their jobs safely and effectively.

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding the time and the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, Mr. Hastings, for moving this legislation forward. I want to thank the gentleman from Arizona as well for his support and…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Labrador) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3608. The question was…