Roger Marshall

The law is clear: work requirements should be the standard for able-bodied adults with no children.

Loopholes in Federal food stamp rules continue to permit work requirements to be waived.

Work requirements have proven to move people from welfare to work and leave them better off.

Work is central to our lives. It provides us with dignity and purpose.

This commonsense work requirement moved millions of able-bodied adults from welfare to work.

We all want to see the lives of Americans improve.

Work has dignity. Work is opportunity. Work is an American value that we all need help to achieve.

It is clear that much work remains before IRIS assessments can be tabbed as the gold standard review that the program was established to be.

it just doesn't make sense to me.

Accordingly, it should be our top priority to ensure the underlying science that goes into these assessments is of the highest quality.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I had a young family in my office this morning, a wonderful, nice-looking 11-year-old boy who was in my office today with his dad, his mom, and several other people from southwest Kansas. He…

This past week, President Trump and Secretary Pompeo took a bold step to affirm Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. I support this administration and our long-time friend and ally, Israel, in this fight to protect their homeland…

No collusion, no collusion, no collusion. That is right. After 2 years, Mr. Speaker, let me say that again: there is no collusion. After 2 years and a cost of more than $25 million, that is $50,000 a day spent on this witch hunt of…

In many parts of my district and all across Kansas, farmer cooperatives are the foundation of a modernized and productive agriculture industry. For decades, co-ops have been farmers' primary business partner, supplier, and grain buyer…

It is with great sadness that I speak today about the passing of the great Kansan and former Member of the United States Congress, my friend, Mr. Richard Dale Nichols. Dick was born in southeast Kansas and honorably served his country in…

I stand in support of Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to restore the integrity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and implement the program as a safety net, not a way of life. In 2019…

I would like to recognize my friend and fellow western Kansas physician, Dr. Bobby Moser, for his leadership with the Kansas Heart and Stroke Collaborative, an initiative funded through CMS' Health Care Innovation Awards. The effort…

I hope that we can agree on objectives and goals. Our objectives should be thoroughly--be to thoughtfully listen to the science and theories surrounding these topics.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I must admit that, back home, the Green New Deal means that John Deere dealers are having a new combine sale. I stand before you this evening to tell you exactly why the Green New Deal is a…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, since I was a freshman in high school, I wanted to become a physician. I was blessed to get to do that. By the time of my second year in medical school, my wife and I had our first…

Kansas has deep roots in the creation of the National Prayer Breakfast. President Eisenhower, who grew up near my hometown, in Abilene, Kansas, was the first President to join Members in their informal prayer event in 1953. Since that…

As an obstetrician, I have delivered thousands of babies and helped moms through pregnancies for 25 years. I stand before the House today disgusted by the murderous, barbarous legislation pushed by Democrats in New York legalizing…

I am horribly disappointed and ashamed that, today, taxpayers remain the top funding source for America's abortion leader, Planned Parenthood. As an obstetrician and gynecologist, I have delivered thousands of babies from Kansas. I…

On April 3, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King gave what the world didn't know would be his final speech. Seven times in that address, Dr. King said, ``But I wouldn't stop there,'' as he spoke of his dreams for a better world. This…

I grew up in a small town in Kansas, and perhaps the most respected person in the city was our family physician, Dr. Norman Oberholtzer. Dr. Oberholtzer delivered my brother, my sister, and, of course, me. He saved my life. He had saved…