Madam President, I consider it an honor and a privilege to rise for a moment to pay tribute to Senator Mikulski from the State of Maryland, And in so doing, I think it is only appropriate that I quote from a speech made on November 22 in…

Today, the president announced he was going to open a path of the Keystone pipeline. That's right. This is a pipeline to nowhere. That's a good one. So Obama is matching with a pipeline to nowhere.

I am really offended that there would be some conversation about releasing five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world to the Taliban.

Personally, I am offended by any negotiations with terrorists who are killing our men and women.

I certainly don't want to misstate what actually happened, and I think I said that it's my understanding that that meeting was held. That's the information that I received.

Madam Speaker, today I rise in tribute to retiring WSB-TV anchor Monica Kaufman Pearson, who brought Atlanta the evening news for almost four decades. Before I go into that, something is compelling me to extol the virtues of a glass of…

Today, Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this harmful bill, H.R. 5, the so-called Protecting Access to Healthcare Act. Now, this bill is premised upon what I would call a story, because that's what my mamma used to tell me. My mamma…

FRA continues its advocacy for legislation authorizing the immediate payment of concurrent receipt of full military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for all disabled retirees.

I am honored to join my colleagues in the Georgia delegation in paying tribute to one of our Nation's most tenured and preeminent broadcast television news anchors, Monica Kaufman. For more than 30 years she served as the Channel 2…

I believe the Federal government can work closely with its local partners to do more to reduce the supply of drugs that enter American jurisdictions in the Caribbean and to reduce the violence that accompanies those drugs.

The military and the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation provides some relief for Active Duty and retiree families with a loved one who is seriously ill or critically injured.

There is no budget more deserving of our attention than the VA budget, and we have asked a new generation of heroes to sacrifice on behalf of our country, and we have an obligation to take care of them when they come home.

These are the issues we have really been wrestling with for about 6 years, and I am just hopeful that we actually will get a handle on it.

You are requesting an additional $165 million for medical care in fiscal year 2013.

You are requesting a carryover for $500 million. What is the reason for the carryover, and how is it built into the 2013 budget?

You have to stand for something positive. And you have to stand -- pardon me, let me borrow this from you for a second -- you have to stand for something that lasts longer than this.

You have to stand for something positive and you have to stand -- pardon me, let me borrow this for a second. You have to stand for something that lasts longer than this.

I think it is an awesome program. I am glad Mr. Dicks brought it up. I think it is a big solution to the homeless problem.