In listening to your comments, what continues as a theme throughout all of this is the unbreakable spirit of freedom of the Polish nation; that, despite some of the most harsh treatment from other countries, some of the most difficult…

It is a bond of friendship that has been strengthened year after year, born in Poland's struggles and America's struggles, a bond of solidarity that can never be broken. And we are both so proud to represent districts where we have so many…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of the 96 people who died so tragically in the plane crash near Smolensk, Russia, on Saturday, to stand here in solidarity with the Polish people during their time of immense loss. This is a time of…

And I think back of all the incredible accomplishments that have occurred because of that desire for freedom, that recognition that each human being is special and that God has given us those rights. And that's why Lech Walesa stood up and…

This is a subject of special importance to me. My mom is interred at one of our national cemeteries.

I am a firm believer in optimizing health care and making sure veterans get the most accessible, highest-quality care we can give them with the resources with which we are entrusted.

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

When I think about risk to American business, I think about the entrepreneurs in my towns whose credit simply dried up.

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 that is speculation, that is not a risk transfer.

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

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