I strongly support CHIP and will continue to urge my colleagues to fully extend the program for 5 years.

There's no lifetime limits. A simply answer, yes, it does. There's no lifetime limits. It does lower the cost of premiums.

under current law, the Medicaid expansion is not really sustainable for states.

The plan which is referring to is essential health benefits. Again, it does not repeal the essential health benefits. So it is still covers maternity, still covers addictions, still covers all the other things that you would expect it to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about my bill, H.R. 2131, the Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act, or the Department of Homeland Security FIRM Act, for short. Mr. Speaker…

I just want to ask for a commitment that you give us an opportunity to sit and discuss this...

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his wisdom and counsel. I once again urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2131, as amended. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2131) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security to improve consistency regarding discipline…

It is easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men.

We need to start to do in this Congress is just stop looking at things as simply about spending.

I will cut this short.

Mr. President, I am also here to comment, as Senator Cornyn has, on the state of play, if you will, and the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare. I think sometimes the American people feel like collateral damage as Republicans and Democrats…

Mr. President, one of the things we are debating right now is, What is the future of the Affordable Care Act or, I should say, healthcare in the United States? One thing we can all agree to is that the individual market under the…

Mr. President, this morning, an unbalanced individual carried out a cowardly attack, not only against Members and staff of this Congress but against democratic institutions. This terrorist--and he is a terrorist--desired to destroy our…

S. 798 would allow eligibility for the Yellow Ribbon Program for surviving spouses and the children of servicemembers who have died in the line of duty.

S. 798 would correct an inequity that denies Survivors entitled to the Fry Scholarship the opportunity to participate in the Yellow Ribbon matching program.

Mr. Speaker, I wanted to report my absence on the vote of the H. Res. 378, the combined rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2581 and S. 1094, as well as the vote on the previous question. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea''…