Mr. President, when we pursue tax reform, invariably those impacted will voice concerns along the way. I know this from experience, having done tax reform in North Carolina. Everyone was for tax reform until it came to protecting their…

Madam President, I congratulate Andrew Murray on his investiture as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Andrew graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest and community partners. Recently, the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest received the coveted 2017 Restored and…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Mr. Williams' legislation, H.R. 4324. I want to thank him for his leadership on this front. Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that much of the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of Mr. Poliquin's bill, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, and I thank him for his leadership on this issue. It is not uncommon these days to see Iranian fingerprints all over the…

I call upon my fellow members to continue to work to protect children from human trafficking and other sex crimes.

Mr. Speaker, I stand in opposition to this bill. The Iran nuclear agreement stands as a major diplomatic achievement that has destroyed Iran's capacity to develop a nuclear weapon. Detractors point to Iran's bad behavior in other…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the gentlewoman from New York's legislation, H.R. 3971, and I thank her for her leadership on this very important issue. As many of my…

Thank you for your service to our veterans and our men and women in uniform.

Can you give me an idea of the cost, the timing of the tests, and where these tests can be administered?

Is this a sort of test that could be reliably administered in a battlefield situation?

When is the test administered? After somebody has experienced an injury that you are testing for? Or is it something that you do on a recurring basis to a larger population?

Thank you all.

I think that holistic approach is probably going to produce the best result.

Senator Blumenthal and I and others on the Veterans' Affairs Committee are worried about PTS and TBI.

I want to thank all of the panelists from the first and second panel for being here.

I think this has been a very informative hearing, and it is one that we need to focus a lot of attention on.

Mr. Speaker, as we approach Christmas, many of us consider the season of giving and some also think of Christmas cookies. Equally, when many consider giving back, or cookies, they think of the Girl Scouts. However, Mr. Speaker, it is…