Mr. Speaker, I think this is a wonderful way to be able to honor someone, and this is something that we can do together as a Congress, to be able to honor this individual. I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 2548. I yield…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2548) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6310 North University Street in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for allowing me to speak in support of this bill. I came on as a freshman, and in January of this year we were already talking about this moment. For months, the conversation has been: How do we reach a point of…

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 2149, and I also yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 2213, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) that the House…

I would completely agree it is a good thing for us to be aggressive in this process but they perceive it very much as gotcha.

How do we develop this relationship because they are no longer our friends, we are setting out as an enemy to them.

This was a wonderful description that I'm hearing of the responsibility of the Council on Environmental Quality. The problem with it is it's the same responsibilities that EPA has, that the Department of Energy has, that NOAA has. These…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 71, lines 15 and 17, strike ``not less than 30 percent'' and insert ``30 percent or less''. The Acting…

As you may know, the Environmental Protection Agency currently administers Clean Water State Revolving Funds and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds to provide low-interest financing through the States. These low-interest loans are a way…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 98, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,661,000)''. Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment is about eliminating the wasteful duplication in our Federal Government, specifically dealing with the Council on Environmental Quality. This amendment would eliminate the funding for the Council on…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows…

This system is not working for them at all.

That has not trickled down actually yet, because I can tell you as recently as of the last couple weeks, I have been in communication with yet another hospital in my district that is fighting the same thing.

Thank you, all of you, for what you do. My mom is also one of those Medicare recipients.

I also hear from doctors and hospitals who are very frustrated with recovery audit contractors.