That is what we are trying to address in the bill to make sure those people who have low or fixed incomes are not hurt disproportionately by the legislation we are putting forward and that we are still able to make sure that those water…

Today I rise to commemorate the past and future of the United States Navy, the strongest and the best Navy in the world. On this day, March 27, President George Washington signed an ``Act to Provide a Naval Armament'' authorizing the…

I second your desire to put more ground forces in Europe.

It is unacceptable. And I think Congress owes you better. The real problem is, it puts our Nation at risk.

We all want clean and safe drinking water but an expensive, one size fits all approach handed down from Washington does not work.

Places like Oklahoma are experiencing premium increases of 69 percent, and it is only projected to get worse if we do not act. Doing nothing is certainly not an option. We must come together to rescue this rapidly collapsing healthcare…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all remaining time for debate on H.J. Res. 83 has been yielded back. The joint…

I want to thank my friend from Wisconsin for organizing this. He is a wonderful freshman Member of the class. I rise today in support of congressional term limits. In 1846, when then-Congressman Abraham Lincoln was elected to the U.S…

I was inadvertently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 186. ____________________

It was a very strong meeting. It was a meeting in which a lot of people were deeply emotional. People expressed deep concern about the current trajectory of what's happening to health care in this country and want us to come together and…

If the current construct of health care stands, we will see collapsing insurance markets and escalating premiums. That's why even though this might not be perfect in everyone's mind, the ability and the reason to act now is urgent.

Maybe we should make note of that here in Congress, as well.

I want to unpack that a little bit more for the committee, just so that everyone understands how potentially transformative this could be.

It is not--as opposed to outside things, which are, of course, excellent and good, but bring embedded with the VA creates mechanisms of continuity that aren't always there.

I highly suggest that you do not use that term.

I am very proud of, so thank you for your work.

The veterans homes approximate to my district seem to be very happy places, to be honest with you.

It is a, again, I think it is very consistent with what you are trying to do in terms of updating the VA.