today, I am proud to once again join with Senator Collins to introduce the bipartisan Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act. Senator Collins and I have championed this effort together for years now, and I thank her for…

The reality that the use of safe stored decommissioning procedure will effectively delay the cleanup in the redevelopment of the nuclear site for decades is a big issue for us.

for 50 years, the Vermont State Housing Authority, VSHA, has helped make available secure, safe, and affordable housing in my home State of Vermont. Founded in 1968, the Vermont State Housing Authority provides thousands of Vermonters with…

The lack of State and local stakeholder involvement in the decommissioning process is a concern.

The reduction of emergency planning functions during periods when spent fuel remains are in spent fuel pools.

I wish the ACA had worked as well, and it has for some people, but it has failed a lot of people.

We'd really want some assurance that the local concerns have a seat at the table.

I also want to thank my colleague and friend Congressman Mike Coffman for his support in this legislation.

The questionable uses of the decommissioning trust fund, such as for spent fuel management, is a recurring issue.

We strongly oppose the inclusion of any anti-environment riders in the fiscal year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations bill.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 113. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote

late last month, as I watched Olympic Gold Medal winner Jessie Diggins carry our flag in the Pyeongchang closing ceremonies, I was overcome with pride--pride in Vermont and pride in our great country. Throughout the games, athletes raised…

the American Legion has long opposed the rounding down of the cost of living adjustment, and urges this Committee to fight the attempt to rob Peter to pay Paul.

10 years ago this month, we saw the first domino fall toward the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Some of our country's largest financial institutions were facing capital and liquidity crises, and it became clear that…

I was just at a hearing in the Judiciary Committee, and we were talking about what continues to happen, over and over again in this country--mass shootings. We are an outlier in this country, as we have far more shooting deaths per capita…

We have an obligation to ensure that the men and the women who have served our Nation in uniform receive the benefits they have earned.

I am distressed, although not surprised, by the objection. Apparently, the consumers of this country don't have the financial support to get their concerns onto the floor. So apparently we are not going to be discussing these items. Madam…

according to the latest Gallup poll, 81 percent of the American people disapprove of the way Congress is doing its job--81 percent. I suspect the other 19 percent are not really paying attention. If you want to know why the American people…