I am opposed in its current form, Madam Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Ruiz moves to recommit the bill H.R. 897 to the Committee on Transportation and…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, and the order of the House of today, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 34, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to…

As an emergency medicine physician and a public health expert myself, I rise today to strongly oppose this inadequate Zika funding bill, and to urge my colleagues to fully fund our Nation's efforts to fight the Zika virus. In the emergency…

Recently I called for a vote on legislation to address the threat of the Zika virus, but nothing was done. Now there are more than 1,000 and rising confirmed cases of Zika in the United States and its territories. Pregnant women and their…

The Zika virus results in devastating human illness, like small, deformed brains in infants and paralyzing neurodegenerative diseases. It has already infected over 900 people in the United States and its territories, and it is just a…

We were the ones that discovered that aspirin was important for heart disease, first liver transplant, first implantable pacemaker.

Yesterday was a very important day in my family's life. I have been the happiest man for 2 years, ever since I married my wife Monica and, also, the birth of Sky and Sage, my twin daughters. They are here with me today. We celebrated their…

The inclusion of other medical professionals other than emergency physicians will only continue to ensure veterans receive the efficient, effective and continuous care that they deserve.

I am concerned that requiring 'is not less than' would likely lead to confusion and potential abuse within the department.

Thank you, Chairman Benishek, Ranking Member Brownley, for holding this series of hearings centered on VA's proposal to consolidate community care.

I think we need to take pause and throw out a big caution out there. Many of our veterans are working poor, are retired, or work in rural areas.

we need to look at the cracks that the Choice Act has left behind or the cracks within the Choice Act because these are the cracks that our veterans are falling through.

$50 co-pay for urgent care, $100 in co-pay for the emergency department is completely a barrier that will continue the burden of illness and disease that they already have.

Urgent care was a result of a failed primary care system where people weren't able to access their primary care so they needed a quick in and out type of thing.

I have an idea I wanted to test with you in terms of the need for more affordable housing.

It is very important that we do this in a bipartisan way, and it is very important that the people see that in order to be an example of what we can do together when we eliminate the hyper-partisanship and start working together to get…

There are a lot of veterans out there that don't know these services exist.

Our veterans sacrifice so much for this country. They are the men and women who left their homes, families, and careers to defend our American values.

We are all very proud of you.

We must not overlook the well of expertise we have right here in this room, right here in our home and in our communities.

On December 11, 2015, the Islamic Society of Coachella Valley mosque was firebombed, with four people praying inside, 9 days after the San Bernardino terrorist mass shooting. The perpetrator is being charged for a hate crime. Mr. Speaker…

I am heartbroken and outraged over the mass shooting act of terror that took the lives of innocent people and left many others wounded in the neighboring community of San Bernardino. These cold-blooded acts of violence in our Nation has to…

simplifying and improving the process for veteran seeking community care remains at the top of my priority list

Today we are leading the way at the Red Hill Bay to revive the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is the largest body of water in and poses the largest public health and economic threat to California. As the sea recedes, windblown dust containing…