I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 9, H.R. 839 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 10, H.J. Res. 98. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Today, I rise to recognize Madison Herring, a Girl Scout from Maquoketa, Iowa, who received the Girl Scouts' Silver Award. Madison collaborated with Vestas American Wind Technology on her sustainability project to construct a gaga ball…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 4. Motion to Reconsider H. Res. 947, ``aye'' on rollcall No. 5, H. Res. 947, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 6, Motion to Recommit, ``yea'' on rollcall No…

This has prevented us from discussing ways to improve our immediate and dire economic position.

We celebrate when Congress manages to avoid shutting down the government. I think we can set the bar a little higher than that.

Our unsustainable fiscal outlook is a bipartisan problem because both parties talk about it, and it's going to require a bipartisan solution to resolve.

We're broke here in Washington, D.C.

It's not appropriate for us to micromanage the state for the sake of climate change, or anything else for that matter.

We hear Democrats argue for a cascade of expensive and expansive federal climate proposals that will saddle us and local governments with debt and red tape.

Let's face it, we're broke.

For the good of our nation we must begin to find common ground to address a national debt that recently topped $34 trillion.

We've heard a proposal to create an expensive new federal climate bureaucracy, doling out billions in green handouts to large corporations.

It is very apparent to me when I talk to veterans in my community and as a physician providing care that the Mission Act is not being fully implemented by the VA.

It's not appropriate for us to micromanage the state for the sake of climate change, or anything else for that matter.

We've heard a proposal to create an expensive new federal climate bureaucracy, doling out billions in green handouts to large corporations.

We hear Democrats argue for a cascade of expensive and expansive federal climate proposals that will saddle us and local governments with debt and red tape.

We're broke here in Washington, D.C.

I certainly think technology can truly help to get access, especially with cameras, our digital ability to do things that we have not had in medicine.