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Madam President, I rise today to pay tribute to the former Deputy Secretary of Labor, Seth Harris, who recently left the Department after nearly 5 years of service. In his time serving as both Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary, Seth…
Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized and to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. Of all the things that are on my mind that I would like to express to you, I know that there are also a…
there is unlikely any law that we could possibly pass here in the Congress that is going to compel the President to enforce it unless it is to his political interest to do so.
I thank the gentlelady from Florida. And reclaiming my time, I will move to the microphone. Again, Mr. Speaker, through you I am thanking the gentlelady from Florida for raising this issue and giving me the number of the bill that I expect…
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at 10 a.m. for…
the President had spoken orally in a press conference, and the insurance companies lined up to do his will and his bidding.
Mr. President, I have spoken on the floor of this body on a number of occasions about the impending retirement crisis facing this country. I know from my constituents that the dream of a secure retirement is growing fainter and fainter. In…
Is dementia getting more aggressive, affecting more percent of the population?
There are few Americans whose life hasn't been touched in some way by Alzheimer's disease, whether through a family member or a friend.
More research is desperately and urgently needed.
Today's hearing is the sixth that this subcommittee has held since 2000 focusing on Alzheimer's disease, the burden of the disease, the state of the research, and the challenges faced by caregivers.
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's has doubled since 1980, and the growth will almost certainly accelerate as the baby boom generation continues to retire in the future.
This place, this Senate, this Congress, however much you may read to the contrary in the newspapers and the media, it does respond to you.
I fought hard to overturn the Bush Administration limitation on stem cell research.
The Federal Government can and should play a leading role to ensure our Nation remains the leader in biomedical research, supports economic growth rooted in research, and saving lives and improving lives through medical innovations.
Again, thank you and congratulations for pulling this group together. Quite a feat.