in Nansie's letter, she writes: The ACA saved my son's life. It was due to ObamaCare that we were able to get him insured so that he could get the proper help he needed and get into a Suboxone program that assisted him. Now, if the courts…

on Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the Texas v. United States case to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, although the Affordable Care Act is currently the law of the land, the Department of…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Washington for yielding. I was pleased to offer an amendment to H.R. 2500 to expand the liberal consideration standard given by discharge review boards and boards for the correction of military…

I knew my colleague from Wyoming was going to object. I am disappointed in his objection, and I know he is a doctor. I believe he cares about his former patients. I believe he cares about providing healthcare to his constituents, as I…

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 absolutely agree, it is clear that this can't be the end of the conversation and we need to move forward expeditiously to continue it.

I want to give you my commitment that we always intended to do a second hearing and we are eager to work with you.

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.

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 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 Charleston, where a…

It is not an understatement to say that lives hang in the balance.

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.

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.