The Affordable Care Act has made great strides in improving access to quality health care, such as by closing the prescription drug coverage gap, strengthening the Medicare program, and establishing competitive marketplaces for working…

Mr. Speaker, I support the Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act. This bill provides a modest expansion of the religious conscience exemption in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This bipartisan legislation has 218 cosponsors. The…

Madam Speaker, the American people continue to oppose amnesty, and they are putting their Member of Congress on notice. A Washington Post-ABC national survey released last week shows that 39 percent of registered voters are less likely…

There is a clear and obvious demand for more residency slots even within the Medicare program, demonstrating that this is not the time to be drawing teaching dollars away from Medicare to other programs.

Yet I am concerned that some of the proposals in this budget would fundamentally change this longstanding contract on how doctor training is supported in our country.

I want to thank Congressman George Miller for his support.

The story of Clayton Valley's transformation--in just one year--is a truly inspirational testament to the role charter schools can play within our K-12 system.

However, when a charter school falls short of that promise, we owe it to the students, the families, and the teachers to hold the school responsible for improvement and close that school, if necessary, if they can't meet those goals.

I look forward to discussing with my colleagues and our excellent panel of witnesses ways the House Education and the Workforce Committee can help strengthen the charter school model and support the expansion and growth of these innovative…

Despite opposition from district leadership, the charter school had tremendous support from Congressman George Miller and other key leaders...

I believe that it is a moral imperative to do better by our students and families.

As I have said before, and I will say it again, no kid should be trapped in a failing school, charter or non-charter.

I have seen this transformation firsthand, and let me tell you that Clayton Valley is a bright light in the 11th District.

What we do matters in a place like South Sudan, a nation that Frank Wolf and some of you helped to give birth to.

What we do matters in the Korean peninsula, where we are working with our partners from the Republic of Korea to make sure that we can meet any threat from North Korea.

What we do matters to us in terms of what we do in central Asia, where we are working with several nations to stop the trafficking of narcotics.

This isn't just what we do in this budget, this is an essential part of who we are as Americans.

When you have a deadlock, you need someone to break the ice and bring the people together.