I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado. Madam Speaker, I want to first say to the other side of the aisle that I am grateful that some members of your caucus recognized that indeed extremism on this issue has got to come to an end and that…

I thank the California Democratic leader and want to say very simply that Members come and go on the Hill, but some you can't imagine leaving. Tonight I rise to honor two public servants whose departure will leave an extraordinary void for…

One of the great privileges of serving in this body is that occasionally we walk among giants. Most of us 435 Members are ordinary, but among us are a few extraordinary citizens who become Members of Congress and serve this great country…

I now would like to shift gears, Mr. Speaker, and speak about an issue that, frankly, John Dingell would be very concerned about as well, and that has to do with Medicaid primary care pay bump. At the end of this year there will be up to 7…

Yes, and the same real joy in knowing that there is extraordinary research going on at both of those institutions. I thank the gentleman for drawing such laser focus on the issue of Alzheimer's disease and why it is, in fact, the number…

I thank the gentleman from California. You are right. For more than 25 years, I have actually represented UCSF in the State legislature and then here in Congress, except as a result of reapportionment in the last 2 years. So I no longer…

``anything for football.'' It is a phrase I have heard a lot recently, that we should ignore what happens off the field for the sake of the sport. This creed used to mean something positive. Vince Lombardi, the namesake of the Super Bowl…

I thank the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and my ranking member for their leadership on this issue and for the exhaustive discussions and briefings we have had. I also commend all of my colleagues for their thoughtful…

With just 1 day before the recess and many pending issues before us, the majority has focused on one issue and one issue alone: suing the President of the United States for essentially doing what they seem incapable of. The lawsuit focuses…

I thank my colleague from California, whom I am honored to serve with and who I want to compliment for bringing recognition to this issue and a spotlight on the importance of providing this service to veterans when they are no longer in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I think we can all agree that we want the workers at our nuclear facilities to be proactive in reporting health and safety violations. It seems pretty obvious. In California, whistleblowers were key in pointing out critical safety problems…