We continue to travel down the same path; ever since this shameful failure by the Miami VA Health care System came to light.

More than once, VA has come before us and said problems at its facilities are fixed and 'all is well.'

It is beyond unacceptable for that to occur before this Congressional oversight Committee.

If employees are circumventing patient safety policies, they must be held accountable.

It seems that each time I come to one of these hearings, I find myself saying the same thing: we continue to travel down the same path;

However, as of the latest report I have read, dated August 2011, there is still a widespread failure within the Miami facility in its handling of RME's, or Reusable Medical Equipment.

Thank you, to the committee, for all of the wonderful work you have done.

thank you for your good suggestions on the bills

I'd like to thank the ranking member, Mr. Berman, for his support and his cooperation in a bipartisan manner on this timely issue.

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2699 offered by the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Let me say this, I love the Peace Corps. It is essential. It is effective. And it should be expanded.

I refuse to stand by and do nothing. I refuse to watch as bad actors continue on in the very manner we are trying to address.

I thank the chairman. My amendment is quite simple. It removes the 100 percent increase and possible flood insurance rate increases from the underlying bill. Currently, rate increases are capped at 10 percent a year; yet this bill would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 19, strike lines 10 to 13. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 340, the gentlewoman from…

I would like to thank my good friend from Illinois for the time. She has been a wonderful advocate on behalf of homeowners and renters of the United States, and especially in my area. Madam Chairman, I rise in support of this bill to…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), who is also the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar). (Mr. GOSAR asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am so pleased to yield 1 minute to our esteemed majority leader and coauthor of this resolution, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H. Res. 268, sponsored by Majority Leader Cantor and Minority Whip Hoyer, and would like to thank them for their leadership in bringing this…

I would like to yield 2 minutes to another Florida colleague (Mrs. Adams), a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

I ask that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 515. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Florida? There was no…

I am so honored to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), who is also the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia.

It is indeed an honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida, my colleague, Colonel West, an American hero.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to thank Chairman Smith and Chairman Bachus for their cooperation in allowing this bill to proceed so swiftly to the floor. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 515…

To wrap up on our side, I am proud and pleased to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Griffin), a member of both the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services.