I want to express my enthusiastic support of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

I just don't quite understand how... the conclusion has been reached without... a legal opinion.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to welcome Gil Kerlikowske, recently confirmed as Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection. I am pleased to welcome a Commissioner who has an understanding of the needs of the northern border, as…

Other tragic cases, like Seung-Hui Cho, James Holmes, Jared Loughner, and Adam Lanza, all exhibited a record of untreated severe mental illness prior to their crimes.

There are not many issues that unite the Georgia delegation like this one.

We've been waiting for this project for a decade, and it's putting the United States and the Savannah Harbor at a great disadvantage when we are competing with the Panama Canal.

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U.S. service men and women are often deployed to tropical disease epidemic regions.

Mr. Speaker, this is simple. There are two competing views on the floor right now about the future of America. One side believes that the key to America remaining the leader of the free world starts with a robust American economy, led by a…

Mr. Chairman, today, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2824, the Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, legislation that I introduced with my friend and colleague, Congressman Doug Lamborn. This…

After 5 years, the States would be asked to report back with a description in detail of any proposed changes that should be made to the rule. This legislation ensures that the States that are directly impacted by the proposed rule would…

Can you please explain how the makeup and structure of various licensing boards could be changed?

We want every person who serves our country honorably to have a dignified memorial service.

I am confident this legislation will help to ensure that all homeless veterans receive a burial with dignity.

I want to use just a little bit of my time to ask for a moment of silence for those families who are still having to endure wars.

Many veterans make the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of United States of America and this should never be overlooked.

I, along with my colleague Congresswoman Corrine Brown, have introduced H.R. 3876, the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014.

This practical legislation would help eliminate the possibility of a hero not receiving a proper military funeral.