I want to thank you, Chairman Coons, for holding this hearing.

I think that the need for [Federal Arbitration Act reform] has become clearer since the Italian Colors decision last term.

those laws have limited effect if the procedures necessary to enforce them are eroded.

I believe it's been working a lot better.

I think it is time for Congress to consider removing the word 'general' from the Rules Enabling Act.

MNsure is almost entirely separate from Healthcare.gov.

But the hub didn't work flawlessly the first week.

I have legislation, the Community College to Career Act Fund which would incentivize partnerships between employers and 2-year community and technical colleges to rapidly train workers and students for those skilled jobs.

Madam President, this afternoon the 2013 farm bill conference committee will finally convene for the first time, bringing us one step closer to finishing the farm bill. I know the Presiding Officer, being from Wisconsin, understands how…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Farm Bill

We need to be prepared and that means that VA has to make sure that rural health care providers are identifying their clinical capacity and have a contingency plan for how to handle emergencies that exceed that capacity.

What it doesn't need is yet another 'plan' that is dated before it is printed.

We in good faith cannot support S. 1411, even though it embraces some very good ideas.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it has been 4 years since the recession ended, yet economic growth is still anemic, job creation remains sluggish, and wages are flat. With each passing day, countless Americans feel they…

Our bill, the Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, is on a subject that I know the Chairman cares deeply about, improving the access to quality health care for our Nation's veterans who live in rural areas.

I think a Conservation Corps for veterans is a great thing, and I think those health records, obviously those electronic health records need to be done as expeditiously as possible.

VA needs to plan strategically about recruiting and retaining practitioners for rural areas, for instance.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member of the full committee and the subcommittees for doing exceptional work, for putting our veterans first, for bringing a package of commonsense legislation to honor our…