We should be working to bring more of those expenditures back under our oversight, which is, in my opinion, where they belong.

It is indisputable that as a percentage of our economy, discretionary spending... is going down, and that as a percentage of the economy, mandatory spending is continuing to skyrocket.

I believe that $22.5 trillion of debt is way too much, and we are going to spend $400-plus billion this year on servicing that debt.

That's simply unacceptable, and the problems didn't end there.

Whether some would like to admit it or not, there has been a resurgence of economic confidence within our country.

It's now been uncovered that Dr. Levy had a misdiagnosis rate of 9 percent.

I am sure it was more over political reasons and the political consequences of trying to support something like that rather than one on merit.

We must work together to ensure the families of our Nation's heroes get the answers that they deserve.

There has been a resurgence of economic confidence within our country.

I would hope that our Committee will eventually come to terms with that and be willing to deal with it no matter how tough the political world may be.

I think the conversation would be better spent talking about issues of how do we better prevent a recession from happening through our policy discussions and get off of this desire or this insatiable appetite to talk about relitigating the…

I agree with my colleagues that talk about the need to do a budget because I do think, as Speaker Pelosi indicated, that it is a statement of your values.

The tragic deaths of our veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg and the sexual assault allegations at the Beckley VA Medical Center are unacceptable.

At some point, we will have to decide whether we want to be Members of Congress, of the legislative branch.

I felt your pain, because we saw similar things happen under the previous administration.

We should really find that unacceptable, regardless of who the administration is.

What we need is a federal government that acts as a strategic partner, one that bolsters states' efforts, not hinder them.

I wish my friends on the other side would just quit demonizing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.