H.R. 3483, the Veterans' Education Equity Act, addresses this problem by granting veterans equal benefits to attend any public or private institution.

Due to the leadership of North Carolina Congressman G.K. Butterfield, H.R. 3483 will allow the affected veteran population to receive the greater of (1) actual net costs for in-state tuition or (2) $17,500 for the academic year beginning…

Today, I rise to congratulate Cassius S. Williams, a dear friend, who is the recipient of North Carolina State University's Watauga Medal Award. Each year, NC State honors alumni for outstanding contributions to the university by bestowing…

Current law caps education benefits for veterans attending private institutions at $17,500 per year.

These returning heroes face an inequity that forces those who attend public colleges to pay more out of pocket in tuition than veterans who attend private schools.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and to the Ranking Member, colleagues, thank you very much for letting me come by today and give you some information about a bill that I recently introduced.

That is unfair, Mr. Chairman.

Let's treat all of our veterans fairly by passing the Veterans Education Equity Act out of this Committee and helping it become law.

Madam Speaker, it was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of my good friend and colleague, Donald Payne. Few Members who've served in this institution have left a greater impression on their constituents, their colleagues, and…

It is because of my concerns over these issues that I have introduced H.R. 757, the Equitable Treatment of Investors Act.

Administrator, I want to return to your national preparedness grant proposal and make very clear that I share your point of view, your desire for a more efficient, more targeted, more risk-based way of making these grants available, of…

Your new national preparedness grant proposal has raised many questions as to how it will work.

In a perfect world the answer to this problem is personal responsibility, but in the real world it is clear the Federal Government does have a defined role to play.

I stand ready to work with each of you, Madam Chair, and our colleagues and witnesses to curtail prescription drug abuse in the United States of America.

As the National Drug Control Strategy points out, tribal communities have been particularly hard hit by unemployment and combined with problems accessing healthcare, education, and other services, tribal communities can be…

We need to provide greater support for rehabilitation initiatives so those who are addicted to prescription drugs have access to the help they medically need.

Your request continues to lowball funding in my view for the flood hazard mapping and Risk Analysis Program which if adopted would cut funding for this program by 60 percent in two years when we all know that flooding is the most frequent…

So, Mr. Chairman, I hope we can work together to address these problems as we develop our 2013 funding recommendations.