I guess the question is why would you go forward until you completely made sure it was somewhat filtered at least?

Given the programs you described, if successful, when might we actually see vehicles commanded by the next generation of H.R. McMasters downrange in Eastern Europe and Middle East with these systems?

The focus on these three priorities could put at risk modernization in future years.

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 406, nays 1, not voting 26, as follows: [Roll…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Alabama for his important work on this issue, and also the gentleman from Ohio. I rise today in support of H.R. 4557, the BRICK Act. This legislation delays an unnecessary EPA rule that imposes…

I was pleased to hear about the VA's goals with the electronic management platform, particularly with the proposed inclusion of the veteran's service history.

Mr. President, prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in the country. It is a problem the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies as an epidemic. The availability of prescription painkillers is a leading…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Jennifer DeVito, a fellow in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the duration of consideration of S. 524. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

When do you anticipate the platform happening?

It is our desire that with what we have learned about clinical record exchange, health information exchange, with building JLV, that we will be able to work with our DOD colleagues.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his comments. This is an American problem. It is not a Republican problem or a Democratic problem. It is a bipartisan debt that we all created, and it is going to take bipartisan…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 104, H.R. 3735, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office,'' had I been present, I…

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 103, H.R. 136, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California as the ``Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office,'' had I been…

I would again like to thank the gentleman from Alabama for his comments. Mr. Speaker, you have heard from three freshmen Members today. Next I would like to yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), a more seasoned member of the…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the subject of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Mr. Speaker, I was trained as an engineer. In my engineering training, we were taught that, before you can solve a problem, you have to identify and define the problem. If you solve the wrong problem, you accomplish very little. I serve on…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for his thoughtful input, his training, and his expertise. This is the kind of expertise that we need to rely on here in this body. Next, as Congressman Brat talked about the laboratories of democracy…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana for his remarks. I thank him also for his leadership on the Budget Committee. I thank him for his passion to see a better future for our kids and for our grandchildren. Mr. Speaker, having served in a…