In America, the rates of suicide are going up, particularly among young people and veterans.

Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day, about 7,000 per year.

The Affordable Care Act is now providing coverage to millions of previously uninsured Americans.

I don't think it is an understatement to say that there is a suicide crisis among America's veterans.

I would like to thank Ranking Member Engel so very much for yielding me the time, as well as Chairman Royce for his leadership and willingness to do all that was necessary to bring this bill to the floor today and to join Jim Gerlach…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for correctly outlining that suicide amongst veterans that have recently attracted national headlines, and appropriately so.

Madam Speaker, each year from September 15 until October 15, the Nation celebrates the many contributions of Latinos during Hispanic Heritage Month. In my home State of Texas, the Hispanic community continues to relish in the cultural and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the McKeon Amendment because I believe training and equipping moderate Syrian rebels to fight ISIL will increase the likelihood of success in our effort to rid the world of this threat. We have seen that…

Madam President, it brings me no pleasure to make the remarks I feel compelled to make today. I think it is important for us to understand how we, the Senate of the United States, are operating. The Senate--the legislative body heralded by…

Mr. President, yesterday I cast votes against the nominations of Stephen Burns and Jeffrey Baran to be Commissioners on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I hope I am wrong in my conclusion. The NRC is an incredibly important body at this…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I respect all of my colleagues on the tough decisions that we are asked to make today. I believe that America must use our military might any time that our families face an imminent threat. Though…

Now, I do find it difficult to understand, with its hostility to Christians and brutal disdain for our American values, how Saudi Arabia can be a place for training anyone--certainly no Syrian women learning to drive there. Ultimately, I…

Well, thank you.

Right. But if we don't want them even flying on a plane, why would we want them to learn how to fly a plane?

As I look at all the people on the No-Fly List, it just does not make common sense to me that you can be on the No-Fly List, where we don't want you flying on our planes, but you can go and enroll in flight school and learn how to fly a…

As the Members of this subcommittee are well aware, terrorists continue to target our commercial aviation sector for attack.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Chairman Hudson, for convening this meeting today.

the way that domestic violence has been minimized in the NFL and other sports leagues deserves investigation by this committee.