Mr. President, this week is National Gun Violence Survivors Week. I wanted to come down to the floor today to share with my colleagues the meaning and the impact of this week and the meaning and the impact of a national network of gun…

Madam President, I have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. National Gun Violence Survivors Week

If you owned a hardware store and sold hammers that cost $1 apiece but you had to sell them for 40 cents apiece, how long would you sell hammers? You wouldn't sell them very long because it just doesn't make financial sense, and you…

I have seen Medicare patients for more than 30 years. I have had individuals come in my office after I have operated on and cared for them in the hospital and apologized, flat out apologized for the lack of payment that we received from…

It is about access. Physicians want to see Medicare patients, but if you do not pay the bills, they can't keep the doors open. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup), my good friend and a board-certified podiatric…

We submitted a bill, H.R. 6683, a couple weeks ago, and while ENC was able to keep the cut at 1.25 percent, we are actually desiring to not allow the cut at all. We are taking money from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which is what the…

As you can see, this is obviously a bipartisan issue. We care about our constituents, but we also care about the health of our constituents. Mr. Speaker, 10,000 Americans each day are added to the Medicare rolls. Again, with such a doctor…

We are experiencing a doctor shortage, and it is going to get worse and worse, driving physicians out because they no longer are able to be paid for their services or forcing them into employment that destroys the historically great…

The gentleman points out a perfect issue. We are depriving access to patients and developing more and more concierge medicine, which is wonderful for those who can afford it, but for those who can't afford to go and see one of these cash…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 9 minutes remaining.

Mr. President, the weapons that we send to Ukraine aren't used in military parades. They don't sit in warehouses. They are used by the Ukrainians to fend off the brutal Russian invasion of that country. They are used by Ukraine to maintain…