I think it is important that the United States and this Congress continue to look at this.

I commend the gentlemen that are doing that, implementing the policies of this country every day to keep us safe.

Ultimately the consumers are going to pay, because import/exporters are going to pass those costs on. That is obvious to most folks.

As a freshman Member, it is definitely educational to me to understand what the U.S. is doing or not doing.

Mr. Speaker, throughout his campaign for the White House, the President made an empty promise to cut our deficit in half by the end of his first term. Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office announced its projection that the…

I want to congratulate you. I can't imagine recovering that much money. So I am very, very pleased.

Because it truly is a disgrace what we have done to this cemetery and, frankly, to what I am finding in the VA.

Thank you, Director Lepore. And I want to thank Director Martin. Both of you were very helpful.

As I look at the issues that still must need to be addressed, these two appear to rise above all the rest: First, what is the corrective action and funding that will be required to resolve the nearly 14,000 critical deficiencies cited in…

Today the Military Personnel Subcommittee and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee continue their oversight of actions to improve the operation and sustainment of the Arlington National Cemetery.

should the Department of Veterans Affairs assume responsibility for Arlington National Cemetery and the cemetery at the Soldiers' Home here in the District of Columbia?

Mr. Speaker, the President's Blue Ribbon Commission, which was tasked with making recommendations for dealing with our country's nuclear waste, recently issued their findings. After conducting a 2-year study, the commission discovered that…

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, the topic I wish to address is the CLASS Act repeal being taken up by the House. I understand the HHS Secretary has indicated that from her point of view the CLASS Act will not work, and this is music to my ears. During the…

one of the roles of the United States Government is to defend the sovereignty of this country

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Mr. Chairman, it's the 2nd of February. We have roughly 10 months between now and the next election. It's plenty of time for the folks across the aisle to let us know what they mean by fairness. Tell us, what does it mean? When you say…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today to draw attention to the fact that this appears to be essentially where our colleagues across the aisle will probably be taking the national debate for the next 11 months. This is the politics of division. This…