Joe Donnelly

But that is speculation, that is not a risk transfer.

I will tell you what the risk to our business has been, it was the destruction of the credit markets.

Accessibility to specialty care is an issue of particular concern to my district and to many districts nationwide.

I am very pleased that the VA will open a new expanded health center in South Bend for outpatient and specialty care in 2012.

But until we get to the other side--when the folks in Elkhart and the rest of my district come back home from work...

I have the privilege of representing Elkhart, Indiana, which is where President Obama went about 2 days ago.

VA care and services have improved over the past years but we all know much work remains.

I believe President Obama has made an excellent decision with his selection of the general.

Reducing the backlog of hundreds of thousands of veterans who have been waiting months for their disability benefits.

I see a great possibility for expansion of services to veterans there, particularly given the highly rural nature of the veterans between El Paso and San Antonio.

Secretary Shinseki's record of service to this Nation is one of steadfast dedication and solid judgment.

The manager's amendment included language urging the Secretary to establish a support facility to support the availability of small business loans, including dealer floor plan financing. On December 23, the Fed announced that the TALF…

on behalf of our county and my congressional district, which includes the University of Notre Dame, we want to welcome Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States. He is a highly regarded theologian and scholar…

I rise tonight to commend the House and the Senate for working together to put together this economic stimulus package and to do it so quickly. This bipartisan package will spark our economy by providing millions of working families…

I would like to rise to honor a reporter's reporter, Mr. Jim Wensits, from the South Bend Tribune, who has recently retired. Jim is a proud graduate of Purdue University from 1966. Three days later, he started with the Tribune; and 40…

It was a spontaneous vigil that had started approximately 3 in the afternoon on a Friday. And in a matter of just a few hours, we all congregated at her house at approximately 6:30. And so I headed on over there, and it was spectacular, to…

I rise in support of H.R. 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. My home State of Indiana has been one of the hardest hit by foreclosures. We rank well above the national average with 3 percent of our loans in…

I rise today to honor all those men and women whose service and sacrifice preserve and protect the foundation of liberty that has made this Nation great. They come from all walks of life, and yet they are unified by their willingness to…

I am proud, with my colleagues on both the Republican and Democratic sides, to support H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. This provides much-needed tax relief to American families facing foreclosure. As mortgage rates…

Thank you, Mr. Ross. Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to have the chance to speak here again in the House. Almost $9 trillion in debt. I just came back from a month in my district, as Mr. Ross had indicated, going to see constituent after…

There is no question, Mr. Ross, that when we look at our soldiers, nothing but the best is acceptable. As you mentioned the soldiers in your district, we just had, about three weeks ago, our South Bend, Indiana, National Guard unit head…

Mr. Speaker, the FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007, which I introduced with my colleagues Chairman Frank, Mr. Tiberi and Mr. Feeney, includes important provisions that will help revitalize the manufactured housing…

I want to commend you on this bill and what a tremendous job your committee has done in producing this. I want to make sure that the Veterans Administration uses the added resources that you have provided to help reduce the disability…

How far have we gone askew? How confused have we become with this administration when a 3.5 percent pay raise is unnecessary, but we lose $12 billion in Iraq that there is no trace of, that was loaded onto skids into an airplane and can't…

Thank you, Mr. Ross. It is a privilege. And as you look at that chart and you see the indicator of how many of our veterans are waiting for service, waiting for care, when we are spending $300 billion, Mr. Ross, on interest payments and on…