the science is not working. Don't you understand that?

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Month of the Military Child, which is celebrated every April. For generations, military children have supported those who serve by making their own sacrifices and persevering through tough times…

Madam Speaker, if you listen to probably the majority of the speeches provided on this House floor, they clearly indicate partisan bickering. If you listen to many of these speeches, it is pretty easy to find out what we disagree upon…

Mr. Speaker, the baseball season begins this week, so I will quote the great Yogi Berra. ``It's deja vu all over again.'' This year's Republican budget, which Chairman Ryan unveiled yesterday, is more of the same we have, unfortunately…

Mr. Speaker, this is because the legislation provides an incentive for some employers to redefine work hours, so that more employees would be categorized as part-time. In other words, you work in the United States of America 39 hours, and…

Mr. Speaker, I might say that the chairman in exile of the Ways and Means Committee and his confidence in my ability to change minds is wonderful, but probably overstated. I regret that, but I will try anyway. The previous speaker said…

I am very proud that congressional Democrats have held more than 400 events in their districts at home in an effort to educate constituencies on the ACA.

Even more disappointing I want to say is Governor Corbett's decision not immediately to expand Medicaid for the more than 520,000 Pennsylvanians who could be covered.

The timing of that announcement, to me, certainly raised questions as to how the Koch brothers influenced that decision in the first place.

It is unconscionable to me. It is time to quit playing politics, as Ranking Member Cummings has pointed out, with people's lives, with people's health.

It saddens me to say that in 25 hearings none of these things actually happened, and I am afraid that today isn't going to be any different.

We must hold China accountable for its commitments.

China promised to let the people of Hong Kong freely elect their leaders and enjoy the freedoms of speech, press, and religion.

The future of freedom and democracy in Hong Kong is under serious threat.

I believe you need to set a high bar that truly protects our environment and requires full disclosure about what is going into the ground, and potentially into our water supply.

The Affordable Health Care Act is well-intended, I believe, but it has had many flaws.

Some of my colleagues have also run misleading and oftentimes outright false advertisements designed to frighten their constituents from signing up on the exchanges.

I think Republicans and Democrats need to recognize that Medicare and Medicaid have been part of the problem, not just part of the solution.