Thank you, Mr. Holt, for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this bottle is filled with water from a well near a mountaintop removal mining site in eastern Kentucky. In case you can't see it, the water is orange. This is what comes out of the taps in…

It is my recollection that what the President said was that after the Affordable Care Act was implemented, that insurance premiums, people would save $2,400 a year.

I think there is reason to be, as you said, optimistic that going forward, we will have adequate numbers of young people in the risk pools and we shouldn't be too concerned yet about that.

Madam Speaker, the recent developments in our diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons have been among the most promising in history. In the interim, Iran has agreed to stop enriching uranium above the necessary…

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, this is a very, very meaningful day. Like so many other things in our lives, there are certain times, certain events that you always recall where you were when they occurred. And I…

Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago today President Johnson launched the war on poverty, giving rise to some of the most successful antipoverty programs in our history, including Medicare, Medicaid, food assistance, and Head Start. Five decades…

Mr. Speaker, last weekend in Louisville, the world- famous Twin Spires of Churchill Downs glowed orange in support of something the hallowed track knows well, a champion. The DeSales High School Colts of Louisville's South End entered the…

Mr. Speaker, the prior speaker's prayers are about to be answered. Mr. Speaker, my State of Kentucky is a national model for how the Affordable Care Act can make our constituents' lives more secure and their businesses stronger. I would…

I am a little bit concerned about the accountability that USADA might have if empowered under this legislation.

I applaud all of you for your concern about protecting the health and safety of the horses and the riders, and also the integrity of the sport.

I am just trying to establish this. Because a lot of times in many cases in the commercial world, we have empowered independent agencies to set rules and regulations, and they are totally unaccountable.