Vern Buchanan

The idea is to let small businesses work together to lower your administrative costs to put retirement plans in place.

We need to be replacing these trees. When you think of Florida you think of orange juice, and we are completely at risk in that industry.

My first bill is a pass-through bill that simply says small businesses shouldn't pay more than corporations, or big corporations.

Simply, we have got more businesses that are closing than opening for the first time in our history, and I want to take the write-off for a start-up from $5,000 to $20,000, which would be 4 times what it is today.

I have introduced legislation to guarantee access to quality child care for children under age four.

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 16, line 2, after ``develop'' insert ``electronic''. Page 16, line 4, strike ``income'' and insert…

I would like to first thank the subcommittee chair of Financial Services, Mr. Luetkemeyer, for his leadership on such important issues. As chairman of the Human Resources Subcommittee of Ways and Means, I have the distinct privilege of…

My understanding is PHAs asked for this, but let me just say my amendment will reduce the burdens on families by using solutions they are already interacting with through other means- tested programs. I encourage all my colleagues to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today is a good day for our Nation's veterans. My legislation will allow all veterans to receive official ID cards through the VA. No longer will veterans be forced to carry around…

It is an honor for me to welcome to the United States Capitol a tremendous community and spiritual leader, Pastor Randy Bezet, who led us in the opening prayer this morning. Pastor Bezet is the senior and founding pastor of Bayside…

We are not seeing any kind of discounts. Most of it is 20 to 30 percent increases.

We need to work on a bipartisan basis together.

I also want to thank our witnesses for taking their time to be here today.

I want to thank Chairman Rangel for his leadership.

What is the impact to the providers and to our seniors, you know, all over the country, but especially in Florida with $300 billion in cuts?

The bigger issue, looking down the road, because a lot of seniors might be 67, we have a lot of people staying active to 90.

I am personally very concerned. In my district in Florida, my congressional district, we have over 54,000 on Medicare Advantage.

I just got back about 30 days--or it seems like 30 days or maybe 60 days ago--one of the largest delegations...

I want to thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, there is no issue today that is more important in this body than growing the economy and creating jobs. The Wall Street Journal noted that there are fewer jobs today than since the recession…

we are leaving a bankrupt country to our children if we don't change the way we do business.

Flood insurance has been devastating to people in Florida. It has been in my region. I have done multiple town halls. It has gone up not 10 or 20 percent but 1,000 percent, 500 percent. Businesses can't sell their businesses. So this bill…

My sense, 70, 80 percent of people have not been able to get through.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the memory of my dear friend, colleague and mentor, Congressman Bill Young. For over four decades, there has not been a stronger voice in this Chamber for our brave men and…

Let me tell you, it is a public relations nightmare. I hope that you honestly don't feel that you think the system is working.

For over four decades there has not been a stronger voice in this Chamber for our brave men and women in uniform other than Bill Young.