I believe that agencies have to live with less space.

That legislation will literally shrink the Federal footprint by selling or redeveloping high-value properties that are underused and burning a hole in the taxpayer's pocket.

We don't want to have a fire sale, as you and I have often talked about, but we certainly want to get the best bang for our buck for the taxpayers.

We've gone through a nuclear review and presented options to the President. But let me be very clear that these options are in no way unilateral.

sequestration would have a devastating effect on the Defense Department overall

As Members of Congress, we must enact immigration policies that are tough, fair and practical.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to applaud the final ruling issued by the Department of Health and Human Services to include birth control at no cost. The pill changed the world. As some have said, it was one small pill, but one giant leap for…

I am proud that we were able to work together in such a strong bipartisan fashion on this legislation.

This legislation will help us turn this untenable situation around.

It is my hope that as a result of today's hearing, the process of fixing VA's flawed fiduciary system can begin.

Today's hearing is intended to examine VA's Fiduciary program and assess how the VA can strengthen management controls and accountability to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens.

I would highly encourage VA to update these regulations of their own volition in an effort to provide better guidance throughout the fiduciary appointment process.

Well, many of my Republican colleagues talk about the cost of complying with EPA's rules as if the money spent on pollution controls and upgrades goes into a black hole.

These regulations are expected to have particularly positive effects under current economic conditions.

In addition to the overblown rhetoric about the impact of this rule on jobs, some have warned that this rule will cause electricity prices to skyrocket.

These new standards will cut emissions of toxic mercury by 90 percent. This is a major step forward.

What the Republicans are giving us are false choice.

The Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts found that EPA's Clean Air Act cross-State air pollution rule and the mercury rule would together create nearly 1.5 million jobs over 5 years.