Everybody loves federalism in principle. Everybody loves federalism in theory, in the abstract.

We have dozens of States that have embarked upon experiments with medical marijuana.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 772, the AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act. I strongly favor this important legislation because it will provide Indian Tribes with the…

And you don't want us trampling the laws of New Mexico to say we know better than you, we are going to bring it down to the lowest common denominator?

Mr. Chairman, one of our great Republican Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, who served in this body, spoke of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. We didn't start out that way, but through civil rights movements and…

Madam Speaker, we have 4 legislative days before those protected by DACA will be at risk. The Speaker has said he was going to address this issue. He has not at this point in time. The Speaker said on 9/23/2010: We will advance major…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this legislation. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush declared a long overdue ``independence day'' for people with disabilities as he signed the historic Americans with Disabilities Act into…

I am talking about a response that says this is a public health crisis and our agency... is going to have to really ramp up the kind of research--public health research--we do into this crisis of gun violence--an epidemic of gun violence…

I hope that we are not going to start moving in that direction, because it undermines the very principles that were fundamental to the Affordable Care Act and providing a higher level of coverage.

I want to echo the request that we have some kind of hearing that addresses this issue of gun violence as a public health crisis.

But we really should be sending them laws that put in place commonsense gun safety measures.

You cannot believe that that is moving in a positive direction.

I was disappointed to see that where we have put newer resources into NIH--and I support that strongly--there was a reduction of resources at the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities and a reduction of resources at…

If we put too much of a strap on the Medicaid program, we are going to jeopardize long-term care for our seniors.

The President's budget continues to show its commitment to minority health by requesting $281 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

The cuts you point out do not signify a lack of commitment by this Department to minority health issues.

I disagree with the budget on the Medicaid cuts and the basis behind the Medicaid cuts.

We do not really have a long-term care policy in America.