I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $3,000,000)''. Page 34, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert…

In addition, the restoration of the 1 percent COLA reduction that was in the budget agreement and restored earlier this year left the Department with an additional hole of $500 million for fiscal year 2015, and these savings will need to…

I want to thank Mr. Wilson and the committee staff for working in a bipartisan manner to develop this bill. The Buck McKeon NDAA continues the committee's focus on sexual assault and includes such provisions as requiring the judicial panel…

Last night, Republicans and Democrats on our House Armed Services Committee came together to pass a defense bill that all of us--I mean all of us--all of us on the committee could support. That is something remarkable, considering what is…

The other week, I met with leaders of the San Diego medical research community, who had a unified message: we need to end the cuts in research that have slowed medical innovation for the last decade. I am proud to be leading the bipartisan…

Women's History Month is a time for us to reflect on what women have done for America and what America can do for its women. If we really look at the history of women in this country, we see that they have done far more than we give them…

On rollcall No. 130, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the…

We need a government by the people and for the people, not a government run by the special interests and for the corporations. But how do we get there? First, we remove barriers to voting. From overcoming hurdles to absentee voting and…

As the cost of a college education continues to rise, Americans have become increasingly dependent on Federal student loans for access. Families are watching tuition creep up year after year, while their incomes and their savings have not…

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, Congress established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for a very clear reason: to ensure that financial markets and services work for all Americans, not just the big banks and best…

Climate change, offshore drilling, wildfires, scarcity--these concerns are expressed over and over again from my constituents in my district. People are anxious that the world that they are handing down to their children is not as pristine…

Tonight, the President will address a key American principle, that everyone who works hard and plays by the rules deserves a chance at success. We certainly expect our kids to work hard in school and play by the rules in hopes that they…