I want to thank you for your service to the country, we are proud to have you here.

We need to do a better job of matching skilled workers with those looking to hire them.

American workers need our help to acquire good jobs, and the education, training, and counseling and guidance to reenter the workforce.

It is clearer than ever that the United States must make more efficient use of its workforce training dollars.

H.R. 2470, a bill which I recently introduced, we believe will increase the authority given to the IPO.

It seems to me that there is little interest by both VA and DoD to incorporate the IPO in ongoing EHR efforts.

What happened for years before that, and when you come before us and say, well, we have this handled, don't worry about it, there is really no need for you to go into legislation on this side we went years with a gap, and so how come the…

The only opening comment I would like to make is: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I look forward to the discussion of these bills.

This is not rocket science, and I am frustrated and disheartened that we have reached a point where we need this legislation.

My bill addresses this serious concern.

Enough is enough. It's time for Congressman Weiner to resign. His actions have disgraced the Congress.

On February 19, 2010, a constituent of mine, Marine Lance Corporal Joshua Birchfield of Westville, Indiana, was shot and killed while on patrol by a local Afghan security contractor who had been hired, with six other colleagues, to guard a…