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I thank the chairman, and I rise to speak briefly in support of the Senate budget resolution and four amendments that I will be offering. I believe these amendments will improve the underlying budget resolution and they deserve broad…
Are human rights conditions in those three countries worsening?
I think concern on both sides of the aisle, something that touches communities throughout the Intermountain West.
Mr. President, I would like to speak today on the Toomey amendment, No. 115. I rise to argue against the Toomey amendment. This is an amendment about energy. As we all know, energy is a strategic resource for us. Every member of our Armed…
I want to take a moment and just thank you for your articulation of what multiple use means because I think it showed a real understanding of our public lands that is all too rare.
Our budget priorities must reflect our priorities for safe and healthy communities, which requires the resources to combat and treat substance abuse.
We must protect research and development as these drive our long-term security and prosperity.
These cuts to education funding are cuts to our nation's long-term future.
As you draft the next budget, I urge you to reverse the painful cuts to education programs.
There are smarter and more balanced ways to achieve deficit reduction without placing this burden on the backs of those who need help.
That is why I urge the members of this committee to come together with a focus on the concerns that are most pressing in the lives of the people we are honored to represent.
Most alarmingly, the past two House budgets have asked seniors and the less fortunate to shoulder the largest burdens of deficit reduction.
Veterans will suffer because they are not protected by the proposed cuts to healthcare.
I also want to highlight the unprecedented cut to Indian Health Services, which was permanently authorized by the Affordable Care Act.
Medicare is going to suffer $11 billion in cuts due to sequestration, in addition to plans that turn Medicare into a voucher program and block grants Medicaid to states this is exactly the wrong approaches.
Cutting Medicare and Medicaid will put additional financial pressure on millions of family caregivers and threatens their short-term and long-term financial security.
Although the economy continues to recover, it has been far too slow in creating jobs.