I support the President's plan. I have spent a lot of time digging into its effect on Virginia.

The goals are not one-size-fits-all, which is important.

Mr. President, in today's increasingly competitive global economy, America's success will depend on the talent of its workforce. In cultivating the workforce necessary to succeed, we need to look at ways to expand opportunities for…

Mr. President, just over a year ago, I attended a dual celebration in the Town of Reston, VA--50 years since the town's founding and 100 years since the birth of its founder. That founder, Robert E. Simon, Jr., whose initials were the…

It is vital that we speak firmly and we back it up with sanctions and other measures.

Mr. Speaker, as the co-chair of the Korea Caucus here in Congress, as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I extend my warm greetings to President Park on her second official visit to the United States. The U.S. and the…

We need to step up. We need our allies to step up. We need the Gulf state oil-rich nations to step up to this tragedy.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and congratulate Sasha DiGiulian, a constituent and world-renowned rock climber. She is the first woman in the world and the first American to free-climb one of the most difficult routes up the…

I would implore every Member of this Committee to ask two questions in the stillness of his or her heart: First, is deliberately turning a blind eye to the suffering and murder of the most helpless of all of our children born alive in the…

I believe that I was sold something that was different than what it was purported to be.

I think it is important that you change your testing methods.

Volkswagen needs to stand up and say, 'OK, we understand. We will buy your car back at what the fair market value of that vehicle was prior to this notice coming out.'

Your report indicates that you reached out to the Marines, and they indicated that it would not be either sort of practically effective or cost effective for them to send personnel at such distance.

Am I right that before the State Department and GSA chose Fort Pickett ultimately, they looked at about 70 different sites prior to landing on Fort Pickett. Is that correct?

And then with respect to the capital costs--there is a cost differential in terms of the FLETC proposal and the number for FASTC.

The Marines have all these different units, but the Marine Security Guard program... is at Quantico.

If there is, in fact, the need for classified activity, is FLETC currently constituted to handle that?

Thank you, Mr. Chair.