This amendment would cut $25.6 billion from programs that fund schools, Pell Grants, community health centers, substance abuse prevention and treatment, biomedical research, the CDC, childcare, and early childhood learning programs, also…

First let me thank my colleague for raising the importance of the American history and civics national activities program, and I support this amendment. These competitive grants reflect one of two dedicated funding streams for civic and…

I thank Chairwoman Lowey for her leadership, for yielding, and for her tireless work day and night on behalf of the American people. As a member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I am…

This amendment would cut funding for important programs and services that provide opportunities for working families. Many of these programs are already underfunded and fail to meet the existing need. For instance, the amendment would cut…

First of all, let me thank the gentleman for this very important amendment, and I rise in strong support of it. Civilian first responders in the disciplines of law enforcement, fire services, and emergency medical services routinely face…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this bipartisan amendment. Recent research has found that food allergies are far more common in the United States than previously thought, and the prevalence has been…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment. Lack of communication can lead to barriers, it can prevent survivors from restoring their quality of life, and really prevents patients…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and say, once again, that I rise in strong support of this amendment. In any given year, the percentage of young people with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is estimated to be between 14 and…

First let me thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for offering this extremely important amendment, and I fully support it. Social factors such as poverty, substandard housing, and unsafe neighborhoods are critical drivers of health…

The point is we will have 8 months to debate a new authorization, depending on what this Congress determines should move forward as the Authorization to Use Military Force. The 2001 was passed in 3 days. Certainly, 8 months gives us enough…

First, let me thank the gentleman for yielding and for this amendment. I rise in strong support of this amendment. More women die from pregnancy-related complications in the United States than any other developed country. There are major…

Let me thank my colleague and friend from northern California, next door to my district, for offering this amendment and for his tremendous leadership on so many issues relating to our working men and women. Mr. Chairman, I am concerned…