Gus Bilirakis

It is so vital that we get implementation right the first time, as Ms. Rice said.

We all understand the importance that the passage of this Forever GI Bill will have for future generations of veterans to come.

We applaud Rep. Gus Bilirakis for proposing the inclusion of a $30 million authorization for VA to make the necessary changes.

Is there a possibility you can contact, obviously the heroes, to ease their mind, maybe verbally over the telephone, what have you?

Today kicks off International Human Rights Month, a celebration of the inalienable rights to which everyone is entitled. This coming year marks the 70th anniversary of the date the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the…

I have supported and continue to support increased Federal funding for the promising research going on at the National Institutes of Health in order to encourage more progress addressing the Alzheimer's situation. November is National…

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Over 30 million children and adults, including myself, suffer from diabetes. Another 84 million have prediabetes, and 90 percent of them don't even know it. Diabetes can cause stroke, blindness, kidney…

I thank the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Himes, first of all, for holding the roundtables and the town halls-- they mean so much--and identifying the problem. We are solving it here today, so I appreciate all of the support for this bill. Mr…

This puts the veterans first, as the gentleman said; and, again, the veteran has a choice as to whether to use telemedicine or go to see the doctor, because it doesn't work for everyone. But, in any case, this is a great bill. It puts the…

I want to commend the ranking member. We had a little issue in committee, but we didn't stall the bill. We worked that out and moved forward. So let's get the Senate to pass it now after we pass it today. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as…

I agree with the ranking member 100 percent. This needs to be done. It is long overdue, and thanks to my good friend, Mr. Coffman, it is going to get done. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman).

I am so proud to serve on this great committee under the chairman's leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this important bill, which incorporates my bill, the Community CARE Act, which reauthorizes funding for community health…

I thank and appreciate my friend from Kentucky. He does a great job on the Energy and Commerce Committee and as vice chairman on the Health Subcommittee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. I…

Can you speak to how you envision VA assessing and monitoring the quality of care received in the community?

I appreciate that so very much, and being so open-minded when it comes to this.

It was great to participate in this morning's board of delegation meeting, during which we discussed the impact of recent hurricanes on our State and unmet needs to require further attention. With the onslaught of natural disasters that…

I think it is clear that this is going to continue to be a very important part of the U.S. economy in the global economy, like IP investment and services.

Each day, my constituents are utilizing internet-enabled tools to access customers abroad in ways impossible a decade ago.

This Friday we celebrate National Manufacturing Day. The economist, Peter Navarro, recently said that manufacturing is the seed for all other jobs in the United States. I couldn't agree more. Manufacturers are the pioneers, the innovators…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, all these children are asking for is an opportunity to succeed. I had difficulty hearing in the classroom. I don't know how I got through, but I did. I had a hard time seeing the blackboard…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program. If this law were around when I was a newborn, we might have…

I understand that Equifax currently is waiving fees to freeze and unfreeze your credit. How long is that exemption going to stay in place because it is so very important?

My dad, Congressman Bilirakis, authored many years ago, so I want to brag about that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it.

95 percent of the cell sites in counties affected by Harvey were still working, which is significant.