A few years ago, when I chaired the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, the Federal Highway people had two studies saying that the average Federal highway projects take 13 years.

We need to continue to reduce regulatory burdens, we need to make sure our Federal partners have flexibility in how they spend their money and approve projects.

Mr. Speaker, under the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate, volunteer organizations with 50 or more employees could be forced to provide health insurance or pay penalties. This could decimate the financial solvency of firefighting…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. H.R. 841 makes technical corrections to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Reservation Act. In the past, efforts by the tribe have been hindered in its effort to restore…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the Civil War's most revered and remembered events. Over the course of 3 days in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 50,000 Americans lost…

Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Farr), another returned Peace Corps volunteer, who served his 2 years in Colombia and who has sponsored this legislation in previous Congresses.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Last November, we marked the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's tragic assassination. Losing President Kennedy left a lasting scar on the American psyche, but his legacy lives on…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the sponsor of the House companion to the legislation.

Mr. Speaker, before yielding back the remainder of our time, let me congratulate the sponsors of the legislation, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hastings, for moving this rapidly through our committee, our chairman, and to the alumni of the Peace Corps…

Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi), a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served his 2 years in Ethiopia.

The economy is improving, but it could be improving even faster.

Honoring our troops isn't just something that they do when they come to the White House, it's something they do all year round.

The decision to commemorate an individual who has participated in such vicious acts... sends the wrong message and will only exacerbate tensions in the region.

Nothing brings people together like the Miami Heat.

Making sure that this is a country where if you work hard, you can make it.

I will use my executive authority- both my pen and my phone- to act on behalf of the American people.

The Heat showed us the kind of heart and determination it takes to be a champion.

It unwinds some of the damaging cuts caused by sequestration.