I sent a letter to Representative Rosa DeLauro... opposing this change.

Ending Medicaid coverage for non-emergency medical transportation would literally have been a matter of life and death for many of these individuals.

Today I rise in support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, a bill that would radically improve the lives of millions of Americans. For ten years, the longest period in United States history, workers have suffered as the federal minimum…

I can tell my colleagues with great confidence that USDA's proposal to move the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) outside the National Capital Region is a bad idea. We held a hearing…

Representative Sanford Bishop called it a crisis that does not exist.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise in support of this amendment. As I have said before, Congress' oversight role is one of the most important functions. That function extends to preserving the integrity of science…

I rise as the designee of Chairwoman Lowey, and I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes.

The amendments included in the en bloc were made in order by the rule, and they have been agreed to by both sides. They improve the bill. I support the amendment, and I urge its adoption. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time, I ask my colleagues to join me in support of this amendment. Madam Chair, we have no more speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I appreciate my colleague's longtime support for fair trade practices for our livestock and for our poultry farmers. I have worked on this issue over the years with the gentlewoman, and I, too, share her concerns regarding the GIPSA rules…

The amendment would bring the total funding for the program to $75 million in our bill. This program provides grants to encourage and improve telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas through telecommunications and other…

I understand the gentleman's intention, but I could not disagree more. The agriculture bill funds a variety of national priorities from food safety, to agriculture research, to drug approval, to rural development, to nutrition programs for…