Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 140 and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 141. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on World Autism Day, to recognize and support all children or adults with autism spectrum disorder. In 2018, an estimated 1 in 59 children in the United States was diagnosed with some form of autism spectrum…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Easterseals on its 100th anniversary. Easterseals is a network of more than 70 leading nonprofit organizations that provide local services and support to children and adults with disabilities…

I am somewhat gratified by the fact that it seems that we have bipartisan consensus that surprise billing really is a genuine problem.

I am one of those people that believes that the American military is uniquely qualified and capable of working on real climate solutions.

I have just never found that competition causes any sort of clarity when it comes to medical charges.

I think the patients are the innocents. And so, there is an innocent party here.

I am really not convinced that private market forces and competition in choice is the solution here.

The problem is the ultimate stakeholder is the patient.

I'm sorry, I have just never found that competition causes any sort of clarity when it comes to medical charges.

what I would really like to see is some sort of directive to our military operations that climate change is something that we need the military to proactively work on.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Alzheimer's ambassadors to Washington, D.C., for the Alzheimer's Impact Movement Advocacy Forum. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and it has reached crisis…

One of the major problems at OIT has been high turnover in leadership.

Successful IT programs require that agencies know exactly what they are building or buying, who the users are and what they are actually going to need.

I look forward to continuing as the Subcommittee moves forward with oversight of technology and modernization at the VA.

I am pleased that the work that was begun last year will continue and I am honored to be part of the effort.

I hope, Mr. Chairman, that we will be able to pass that expeditiously.

Well, this has been somewhat depressing, but also a helpful discussion. And we certainly look forward to working with the VA to ensure that we help overcome these deficiencies, because ultimately making sure that we are successful means…