But it is having a significant impact--

I heard a troubling story about a child who was 20 to 30 feet from the approved site of the bus stop where the food was being served.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from North Carolina and my colleague from the Virgin Islands. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in support of H.R. 1326, to dedicate the post office located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, after…

I have some serious issues with food insecurity in North Carolina. We have got a high rate, 26 percent.

We have about 600,000 children who qualify for free and reduced lunch and only 14 percent are accessing.

That ought to be freedom of choice.

And I think in my question I will reflect that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I thank our guests for being here today.

Mr. Speaker, over the last few weeks, many families have proudly watched their sons and daughters receive their high school diplomas at ceremonies across North Carolina. On Saturday, I cheered as my grandson Kenan walked across that stage…

Are you suggesting or is it your testimony that the American people ought to be paying higher package delivery rates to further the foreign policy as it relates to China?

Ms. Sparks helped you out because she gave you an olly olly oxen free as I would call it, that you were not there during the last time it was negotiated but now you will be.

First, let me begin by thanking the gentleman from New Jersey for his leadership and for his willingness to lead this hour, not only tonight, but for agreeing to do it throughout this year. I thank the gentleman so very much for his…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his leadership and truly for being willing to be the voice of the American people. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to really highlight what so many Americans have a hard time understanding, and that…

Mr. Speaker, on Monday, June 15, we will celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, a document that revolutionized the world and is the foundation for the freedoms that so many take for granted today. It is impossible to overstate the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for yielding. Over the past 2 years, I have been a part of efforts, good-faith efforts, to write the strongest possible fast-track bill. But the process the legislation has gone through recently, with Ways…

It is critically important that we support the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.

Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, I rise in support of this bill, the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015, which repeals the country of origin labeling law, also known as COOL…

Mr. Speaker, much of the economic turmoil that has gripped this Nation is the result of the Federal Government's spending beyond its means. However, Democrats continue to insist on ignoring the consequences of our crushing debt burden…