I was astonished that the chairman of the Budget Committee, for the first time in 40 years, did not allow the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to come to the Hill and present the administration's overall budget.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding time. This is my eighth year in service on the House Budget Committee. For the last 7 years, every year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has come to the House Budget…

That budget was so distasteful to the American people that his running mate in 2012, Mr. Romney, was forced to disavow it. We can make our own judgments, but we can't make our own judgments if we can't see and we don't let the American…

Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and service of Georgia Davis Powers, former State senator and civil rights icon from my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Senator Powers, who passed away early Saturday morning, leaves behind a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this measure does absolutely nothing for the American people. Meanwhile, we have a terribly flawed campaign finance system, an unfair justice system, and a broken immigration system. There…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. In recent weeks, we have learned about the water contamination problems in Flint, Michigan. By now, many of us have seen angry mothers and fathers on local television there, holding up…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on my Republican colleagues to approve the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act, which would prevent individuals on the terrorist watch list from buying weapons here in the U.S. This…

Millions of dollars would be spent to shut down what most healthcare policy experts consider to be a hugely successful exchange.

Would you, on behalf of CMS, consider Kentucky's exchange a success?

In my opinion, obviously, rolling back these successes would be shortsighted.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 61st Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Steve Beshear, whose tenure as Governor comes to a close this week. Of his many significant accomplishments, none came easily or by happenstance. In…