Thank you, Congresswoman. Thank you for your passion over the many years on health care and many other issues, and you raised several wonderful points, but there are a few in particular that I wanted to mention. We debate our national debt…

Thank you, Congresswoman Sanchez. Now, I would like to yield to my friend from Houston, Texas, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 153, I was unavoidably detained and unable to cast my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 154, I was unavoidably detained and unable to cast my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I can't tell you how disappointed I am. I think you are dedicated to not making a difference.

I just can't tell you how disappointed I am.

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 152 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Holding). The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore…

You ought to be outraged at the length of time it takes for VA to respond to the members of this committee.

I want to sponsor a bill that says if you are coming from trying to get a visa from a state sponsor of terrorists, then you shouldn't be able to get a visa here in the United States.

We need to be pushing this issue, and people engaged in this community, putting people back to work in an industry that is begging for it.

It is a test of China's commitment to the internationally recognized rights of people everywhere to freely elect their leaders and to enjoy basic freedoms.

The freedoms of the people of Hong Kong to choose their own government, to vote freely, and to stand for election are being called into question when there should be no question.

Beijing's attempt to stack the deck against democracy is disappointing, but not surprising to those who have watched China continually backpedal on its promises to the people of Hong Kong.

I urge China to follow through on its commitments.

We will continue to listen to you. We want to work together.

This bill does not cut 85 percent of federal funding for the programs. It does not.

Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we learned the details of the Ryan budget, a proposal that would have devastating impacts on my western New York community. For seniors, the Ryan budget would put Medicare on the road to privatization, handing older…

our mental health system is broken and failing the very people who need help most