Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a champion in the St. Cloud community, St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson. Chief Anderson recently received the 2016 Community Hero Award from the Light the Legacy organization for his incredible…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his tremendous leadership on this issue and so many more. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6094. In 2014, the Department of Labor began an effort to update Federal overtime rules…

Madam President, I come to the floor to speak again about the dangerous effects of leaving the current vacancy on the Supreme Court unfilled and the real consequences that the current vacancy has caused for this country. It has now been…

I've asked the FTC to investigate specifically whether Mylan Pharmaceuticals used incentives or exclusionary contracts with insurers, distributors, or pharmacies to deny an alternative product access to the market.

I think that certainly was an important victory for the agency that allows us to do important work in the pay-for-delay arena.

And this could be part of the reason that our drug prices in America are double the average prices in Canada?

This is getting to be an untenable situation for the American people.

Reciprocal deposits, on the other hand, are really traditional core deposits that come from local depositors and are obtained at the rate offered in the local market, correct?

I want to thank Congresswoman Moore for her leadership on this issue.

As we all know, reciprocal deposits are safe, practical, core-like deposits that enhance the ability of a community bank to serve loyal customers.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) for his unwavering work for the care of our veterans. And to the chairman, as has been noted so often, at a time when partisanship seems to win the day or be on the news, I…

I thank the gentleman. I echo the statements made by the gentlewoman from Wyoming. First of all, the passion and the work that she and her staff have put into this is thanked by many millions of Americans who use these trails. The…

Thank you very much, and I thank Senator Markey for the work he has done and his passionate words as well as his understanding of the crisis this truly is. I think one of the ways I can explain it in my State is, every day you turn on the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate Joy and Matthew Molitor, from Minnesota's Sixth District, who received an Angels in Adoption Award this year. The Molitors' adoption story began in 2011. While on a trip to Haiti, they decided to adopt two…

Mr. Speaker, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It is time to bring awareness to this heartless disease and to the demands and challenges of the families affected. Childhood cancer is an especially important topic in our…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Hormel Foods CEO Jeffrey Ettinger on his upcoming retirement. Hormel is a recognized Minnesota leader in food processing. The company started in Austin, Minnesota, in 1891 and is best known for giving us…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate Minnesota's very own Anoka-Ramsey Community College, which has recently been named one of the top 10 community colleges in the United States. This placement has made Anoka-Ramsey Community College a…

Composite plans are not intended to replace defined benefit plans, but are intended to be an alternative to the 401(k) defined contribution plan.