I think he knows that in his gut.

When he was pushing for concealed carrying permits and reciprocity around the country and the President twice emphatically basically said no, that's not going to be in a big bill that goes in front of Congress right now.

I think it is really important that we keep open lines of communication.

Blockchain technology has the potential to make game-changing transformations to our digital economy and financial security.

it is unfair and unwise not to give them the support and assistance that they deserve to have.

I want to thank our colleague Representative Titus, who really carried the water on this project for a long time.

Veterans deserve to have certainty about their benefits and they deserve to be served by a process they can trust.

I was proud to work on this important legislation with my colleague and friend Mr. Bost.

One, there needs to be real funding, and it needs to be sustainable.

delayed funding and failure to invest actually is harming lives, as it was in Flint.

We are deeply concerned about the time this has taken and the cost overruns, because these funds are to go to serve our veterans.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to strongly support the passage of S. 1536, the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill is an important step in combating the…

As we have heard so eloquently from my colleagues, everyone agrees that we should keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. But, in fact, this House and this administration have been moving in the opposite direction. Just last week…

Tomorrow, December 14, marks the 5-year anniversary of the horrific school shooting in the home community of Sandy Hook Elementary School. That day shocked the Nation. Twenty schoolchildren and six educators--20 6-year-olds and…

I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for her stirring words. Abbey Clements is an extraordinary woman, and her daughter, Sarah, is now a college student here in Washington and is helping take up that charge of being one of the citizen…

Honorable Elizabeth Esty, Ranking Member

I thank Ms. Kelly for yielding. Ms. Kelly has been such a stalwart voice for all who are all too often forgotten in what we are seeing happen in this country, a voice for those who are not lost, because sometimes we say ``lost to gun…

We are here today to look at two programs that hold the promise of providing every servicemember separating from military with his or her veteran's benefits before discharge.

I think there's still a lingering assumption here that that's what's happening now in Silicon Valley rather than the dramatic change that happened with the chase for unicorns.

I'm probably from Connecticut where accelerate UConn is in fact one of these nodes and is already proving to be incredibly successful.

For weeks we have heard that the partisan tax plan crafted behind closed doors might include the elimination of the deduction for families' State and local income taxes. Today the rumors became reality. The tax plan announced today would…

We need to do better, and we need answers.

They deserve it. All Americans deserve the aid of the Federal Government wherever they live in this great country.

Thank you very much. And I want to thank all of you for your testimony, again, in the spirit of trying to reduce the number of overpayments and get them resolved as quickly as possible.

Elderly veterans on fixed incomes who have just lost a life partner should not be receiving a letter from the VA that they owe a debt.