this federal funding will be critical.

Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo, for holding this important hearing and for giving us the opportunity to discuss legislation critical to funding programs supporting newborns, children with autism spectrum disorder, and other intellectual…

I want to thank the three individuals who appeared on the first panel for all of their work and for being with us here today.

I couldn't agree more than my colleague Miss Rice about the extent to which this is clearly a bipartisan problem.

I think we need to give you our commitment that we are going to do everything we can to protect folks who are in your position.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my high school U.S. history teacher, Kathleen Mirabile, who retired last week after serving the Manchester School District for 49 years, 42 of those at my alma mater of Central High School. Mrs…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues who have come to the floor this week to call for action to prevent gun violence. On Tuesday we marked the 4-year anniversary of the horrific shooting at the Mother Emanuel Church in…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank my colleagues for unanimously passing my bipartisan amendment yesterday to increase funding by $3 million to the Northern Border Regional Commission. The NBRC is a critical, rural economic development…

This is a national tragedy that the people in uniform that are serving our country, 1 in 3 women are experiencing sexual assault and military violence, a 38 percent increase.

As our population ages, it is Medicaid that is the safety net for our most vulnerable citizens.

I appreciate Mr. Bost. We all want to try to get past this.

The whole notion of why people don't come forward, they don't come forward because they are not believed.

I am shocked. I am stunned actually to hear the statistic that our colleague Representative Underwood has shared today.

I share the concern of my colleagues, especially Representative Pingree who has been working on this for a long time.

Thank you for your attention to this issue.

I am grateful that the Government Accountability Office is executing my recommendation to investigate this issue in greater depth.

100 percent of the women incarcerated in our women's prison in New Hampshire are survivors of sexual trauma, 100 percent.

I look forward to working with the Committee to examine the study and determine what actions Congress should take to address this situation.