At a minimum, Medicaid must be available to our areas in exactly the same way it is available to every other part of our country.

The President has promised 'insurance for all.' We are all waiting.

I have tears in my eyes when I go to that hospital, people cannot get the services they need

I want it in the record that our doctors and nurses who work there do an excellent job with the limited resources they have available.

The people of American Samoa need better access to care without having to take an airplane off-island.

The People's Republic of China and other external powers are gaining visibility and influence in the region, including the neighboring Independent State of Samoa. Due to the new influence of foreign interests in the region, members of…

I am here today as their voice in Congress to solicit your support in making sure our soldiers are provided the best equipment and training tools.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time until all Members have had an opportunity to speak on each side.

I have no other speakers at this time. Once again, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Virgin Islands' population is only double that of American Samoa, yet their excise tax benefits are currently 10 and a half times that of my home district.

First, I would like to thank Chairman Shuster, Subcommittee Chairman LoBiondo, Ranking Members DeFazio and Larsen, and their staff for the effort and work they put in to quickly see this measure through this committee. They do an excellent…

I want to take this minute to applaud the passage, by unanimous consent, of the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act, which I was proud to cosponsor. I want to thank both Senator Hirono and Representative Gabbard…

I would advise the gentleman that I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1579, the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, commonly known as the NATIVE Act. This bill would require Federal agencies with…

I do believe that it might not go far enough in providing the tools Puerto Rico needs to recover from their current fiscal crisis.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, first, I would like to thank Representatives Reichert, Schrader, Newhouse, and Coffman for their work in offering the amendment that will simply direct GAO to conduct a study on the impact…

The amendment that I am offering together with my colleague from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan) brings rationality and logic to the allocation of Territorial Highway Program funds among the four smaller U.S. territories. At…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 74, after line 15, insert the following new section: SEC. 1112A. TERRITORIAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM. Section…