The very best tool we have been able to utilize from an intelligence-gathering standpoint is the information we gather from individuals who were involved in the crime or involved in the planning of the crime. That is the case whether it is…

I also want to expresses my support for H. Res. 147 which condemns the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities, including Saeed Abedini.

Madam President, first of all, let me say to my friend from West Virginia--I happen to serve on that subcommittee and I was in the hearing the other day when he asked a question of General Dempsey, a very appropriate question. We thought a…

Quite honestly, they should be paying the cost, not the United States taxpayer and the U.S. soldier.

I was glad to hear you speak of our friend Taiwan, and making sure that they know that we are going to continue to be their friend.

Will your competition guarantee when the dust settles that all of the areas will be covered, rather than have great programs in one area and nothing in others?

Mr. Speaker, where I come from in northeast Georgia, a promise made is a promise kept. This is my constituent, Theresa, from Commerce, Georgia. She wasn't initially opposed to ObamaCare. For 12 years, Theresa has been paying on a plan that…

I thank the chairman, and I look forward to working with him.<bullet> Access to Compounded Drugs

Mr. President, we all know that over 5 million Americans have lost their health care and can't keep the health care they wanted. The untold tragedy is the millions and millions more who are being priced out of the market because of the…

Mr. Speaker, I am a cosponsor of the Keep Your Health Plan Act. We had promises to folks that they could keep their health plan and keep their doctors. Obviously, those promises are not being kept. A lot of Americans are finding out this…

I am just wanting that you would take more of a look at the impact not just on that, but the whole healthcare delivery system that we have a problem with.

Mr. President, I rise to discuss the impact ObamaCare is already having on my constituents, likewise, as my colleague said, in my home State of Georgia. One of my constituents, Jeanie from Twin City, GA, is a registered nurse in a small…

I appreciate the gentlelady yielding and being a part of this tonight and really bringing something to the forefront that we need to discuss. It is a part of our foundation. It is a part, as you have so rightly shown by that wonderful…

there is not a lot of negotiating going on. It is we are going to do it this way, you will conform to us, or we are just going to send you to our preferred provider care and we are shutting out the independent market altogether.

Madam Speaker, I rise in continued support of the Affordable Care Act and the promise of high quality, affordable health care for all. Republicans and right-wing media are obsessed with problems about healthcare.gov. This law is more than…

How do you determine claimants individually with that level of information that you just described?

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 982, the so-called FACT Act. The FACT Act would require asbestos trusts to publicly disclose extensive amounts of private information about asbestos victims on a public Web site. These quarterly…

Thank you. Asbestos victims who seek compensation for their injuries should retain the same privacy protections as other patients, as well as other people who make claims for personal injury.