To the extent, again, looking forward, there is uncertainty regarding the future of the subsidies, that is what is making insurers skittish about actually participating in the 2018 enrollment period.

That is not an indicator of a death spiral.

As we are sitting here in this Chamber, right now off the coast of Groton, Connecticut, 30 miles from the Groton Navy Sub Base, which is the oldest submarine base in America, there is a Russian spy ship, the Viktor Leonov, that is…

At 11 p.m. last night, the UConn women's basketball team once again stunned the sporting world and, really, the Nation by winning their 100th straight win against a very good team, the University of South Carolina. Again, Mr. Speaker, the…

there is absolutely no data whatsoever that supports the notion that there is a proliferation of microunits.

the narrative that started this hearing, which is that somehow these union rules, unionization rules are somehow acting as a drag on the U.S. economy.

If you're looking at what's good for this country, what's good for Americans, there is no doubt that unionization has brought up wages, has increased people having pensions.

Frankly, I think, as we stand here today in the Chamber--and just an hour or so ago, we had a Secretary who was confirmed in an unprecedented procedure during which the Vice President had to come in and break the tie--it, unfortunately…

We're about 3 years late in terms of a higher ed reauthorization. So hopefully this is a good sign we're going to move forward.

Actually, there's a study from Vanderbilt that says they spent 11 percent of the University's entire budget complying with regulations.

There really is just no logic in terms of protecting the taxpayers with that kind of an arrangement.

Restoring private sector participation in Federal student lending is really not the best path to move forward on.

We're not introducing kids to a vo-tech training. It's cheaper, the loans are lower, and they actually get a job when they get out from under that or out from school.

the government is basically making a profit off the differential is just totally unacceptable.

we don't do it by throwing out accountability

the charter school track record in terms of that issue of racial isolation, frankly, is just far inferior

trying to have kids learn in a more diverse classroom is, I think, something that the Supreme Court recognized

there are public schools that are doing an outstanding job out there

Nonetheless, it is undeniable that what China has done in the South China Sea is indefensible in terms of traditional maritime law.

I would like to applaud you for your bipartisan efforts to eliminate the Cadillac tax.

In my district, which we've driven the uninsured rate down to 3.6 percent...

I am concerned and disturbed that our Commander in Chief has barely acknowledged that attack, much less condemned it.

The so-called Russian bear is back on the prowl and being exceedingly active now.

Gentlemen, in my estimation, we were attacked recently by Russia when it determined that it was in its national interests to try to intervene in our domestic elections.

And we have to help those Iraqis who--which is the bulk of the country--do not want to be dominated by Iran, do not want to become Lebanonized, and want to be able to determine their own future, free of undue influence in that regard.