Mr. President, I wish to make very clear that I do not oppose this nominee, and I say to Senator Dorgan that I have no problem with what he is doing. I have been asked on the part of Senator Vitter to object, so I must object. The ACTING…

I resist the idea of Washington telling Illinois or Tennessee what to do about this.

The new health care law, its fundamental mistake is to expand the health care delivery system that's already too expensive, and not focus on reducing cost.

I think it's very important for us to have this openness and to have that kind of review.

I want them to clear it with the Iowa State Insurance Commissioner, to meet the standards of the State.

We're going after some of the symptoms, here.

If I'm telling you what the right standard is, then the policy is not likely to be any cheaper.

A major goal of health reform is to bring down the cost of health care and to reduce health insurance premiums.

We're holding our first hearing on health care since President Obama signed into law the historic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Reclaiming my time, I very much thank my friend from east Texas, the Aggie, for coming to the floor this time of the night. I know it's been a long day, sustainful of lots of energy in rallies all across the city and the country and 700…

Mr. Speaker, it's a privilege and honor to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. And having listened to my colleague, Doctor and Congressman Burgess, speak in the previous segment in the…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 11 p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, April 16, 2010, at 1 p.m. ____________________

I write to urge you to increase funding for Ryan White Programs by $810.5 million more than the fiscal year 2010 appropriated levels.

Mr. President, Medicare's payment system for physicians is flawed in many ways. One of those flaws has for many years given unfairly low payments to high quality areas like my own home state of Iowa and many other rural States. The new…

How do we attract and retain a highly qualified teacher for every classroom, as well as talented leaders for every school?

While many factors are important to a student's success in school, to state the obvious, when it comes to learning, a good teacher matters the most.

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Why are there poor schools in poor areas and nicer schools in nice areas? Well, look at your property tax system.