Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the North Carolina delegation to note with sadness the passing of former Representative Ike Andrews, who represented North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District from the 93rd to the 98th…

I thank my colleague. Now, Madam Speaker, I'd like to ask that we observe a moment of silence in honor of the memory of former Representative Ike Andrews. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask all present to rise for the purpose of…

Thank you very much, Chairman Markey, for your leadership and thank you for bringing this important job-creating bill to the floor today. Let me just highlight a section of the bill that I worked on to guarantee that all data processing…

Mr. Speaker, we are honored to have here today Minister Tim Alexander from Nashville, Tennessee, to offer a prayer for Nashville and for this House. Minister Alexander is a remarkable man. He and his wife, Polly, have been married for 26…

Mr. Speaker, last weekend the people of Nashville and middle Tennessee suffered the worst losses from flooding in many, many decades along the Cumberland, Harpeth, and other rivers and streams. Even homes far from any body of water…

if the requirement for amphibious capabilities is 38 ships, and the agreed level of acceptable risk dictates a need for 33 ships, will the Navy and Marine Corps have the ability to fully support the COCOM requirements, when, I believe…

I believe it is important to give workers the ability to make their own financial calculations and leave the final decision up to the worker in those situations.

I understand in the 1970s we had a serious situation where we had to do a substantial financial bailout.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The 2011-2015 shipbuilding plan calls for procuring the 11th and the final San Antonio-class landing platform dock amphibious ship in 2012.

And do you know how many people in-theater know that that exists?

Aloha, Mr. Chairman.

What is the VA's criteria for determining whether you use a local provider?

Thank you for calling this hearing.

Tell me how many permanent jobs were created.

These are temporary.

I think we used your money already.

I thank you for your willingness to continue that service by working with us to improve the system of care and the benefits for all our servicemembers.