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We want to reassure the public that we are taking this outbreak and this epidemic very seriously.

I would just put out there the importance of funding and making those funds available and working together.

We will have another infection next year and again, I would emphasize the importance of this funding.

I applaud the President for his request of $1.8 billion, how we best can utilize those funds.

The reason why you have to act as an international community is setting targets.

Many of us get the job creation opportunity here.

Because the economics make sense. And if we want to be smart, and we're looking at 21st century industry, I want our companies to be creating those new energy sources.

I don't think anyone disputes that both NASA and NOAA look at 2015 as the hottest year on record.

We're seeing, you know, in my colleague, Congressman Derek Kilmer's district, Native American tribes that have lived on coastal plains for thousands of years are now subject to chronic flooding.

the relationship is incredibly important, particularly as the changing mission in Afghanistan is--the role of Pakistan and India in stabilizing the region is incredibly complex and important.

From our perspective, I think from the perspective of the Indians, there is almost this side-by-side relationship in Pakistan with some of these terrorist networks.

As an Indian American, and the only Indian American Member of Congress, the stability of the region is incredibly important to me.

If there is a gap in that ability, that does put us at risk, it puts the Nation at risk.

Better forecasting allows us to better manage a precious asset: water.

It is critically important to make a statement today so we don't have to engage militarily in the future.

Next week is Diwali. The annual festival of lights is celebrated by more than 2 million Indian Americans and more than 1 billion people worldwide. Tomorrow more than a thousand Indian Americans will descend on Capitol Hill to celebrate…

I think we are losing the propaganda war, though, right?

We have to redouble our efforts on the propaganda war, because if we can stop it on the front end, we won't have to fight them on the battlefield.

Our goal is to defeat and destroy ISIL, and it is clear that we don't have the forces.

I thank my colleague from Colorado. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to another bill restricting women's access to health care. The so-called Women's Public Health and Safety Act is not about public health, and it is certainly not about…

This is not just a U.S. mission; it is a human mission to find and discover.

We are naturally curious. We are natural explorers and we want to find those answers.

As a doctor, I find these bills troubling. The oath I took is to do what is best for my patients. One of these bills that is coming up today criminalizes the practice of medicine and questions doctors' judgments. It attempts to intimidate…

I was unable to cast a vote on rollcall vote No. 497, ordering the previous question, because I was at the Pentagon Ceremony Recognizing the Heroism and Valor of Airman First Class Spencer Stone, Specialist Alek Skarlatos, and Mr. Anthony…

In 6 legislative days, our government will shut down. This is a bad idea. Last time the government shut down, our economy lost more than $20 billion, $4 billion in tax refunds were delayed, 20,000 veterans disability claims per week were…