The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed a rule that would require all health plans to cover in full and, consequently, every American to subsidize procedures and drugs that are unrelated to medical necessity…

I'm the author of one of the bills sitting in the Senate, the ``forgotten 15.'' This is a bill that will instantaneously create 20,000 jobs and spin off a potential 100,000 to 200,000 additional jobs and put us on the path to energy…

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Statement, dated November 2, 2011, of Hon. Jeff Fortenberry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska, submitted by Mr. Pitts.

It is very hard to understand.

It's important in light of that. We need to make sure that our efforts in the region are not discordant.

the reason for pressing the issue is clearly that the United States cannot solve all problems for all people

Today, I rise in support of H.R. 358, The Protect Life Act. This bill would amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prevent federal funding for abortion or abortion coverage through any program authorized by the…

Health care is a necessary element to a good and orderly and compassionate society. We all support health, but abortion is not health care. {time} 1330 The vast majority of Americans do not support using their dollars in support of the…

I stand in strong support of this trade agreement that will open up U.S. production to over 40 million consumers close to our shores. While the national economic and strategic impact of the Colombia agreement is very important, obviously…

We are lucky in Nebraska. Our unemployment rate is currently around 4.2%. Personally, I'd like to see it be an even smaller number. Without passage of H.R. 2681 and H.R. 2250, we will see job loss in Nebraska. With regards to the Boiler…

I simply want to concur with what you said.

We would not sit idly by and passively underwrite this pernicious form of human trafficking known as child conscription.

Children should not be forced to become soldiers.

We know that these waivers must be rare and temporary and meaningfully intended to help stop this pernicious practice.

Thank you. I appreciate the opportunity to be here, and certainly I appreciate my colleague from California talking about agriculture. And it certainly speaks to the diversity of American agriculture when he listed so many products, and I…

I believe that the gentlelady from California's amendment is heartfelt and sincere to the DERA program but irresponsible as it's produced here today. There are costs associated with the EPA going forward with the studies that we are…

I think it's interesting that she didn't refute the point that if the PAYGO is eliminated, hers passes, they raise a point of order and kill the bill, which is the real impetus behind this amendment.