Because of their great work in preparing Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, our Commonwealth is positioned to be a national model.

I commend all of you for being here.

the idea that women should be charged up to 80 percent more than men for the same coverage, to me, is fundamentally unfair.

Ultimately, we need to have a country that works for everybody, and I think those of us who supported the Affordable Care Act, even when we would have preferred something different, and I am one of those.

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank my friend from Florida for his kind remarks. It was a wonderful competition. I would like to blame redistricting on the reversal of fortune that we've had over the last 2 years; but I can say in all honesty…

What the country clearly needs are policies that will encourage the modernization of America's capital stock...

This is all good news and stands in stark contrast to the claims we've been hearing from the other side for three years... Now is not the time to reverse course.

Madam Speaker, literacy is the foundation for success in every aspect of our economy and society. Research clearly demonstrates that a literacy-rich environment starting in early childhood is a critical prerequisite for high school…

Mr. Speaker, when women succeed, our economy grows, our communities prosper, and our Nation thrives. And yet, 50 years after President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, some in Congress seem content to let the pay gap between men…

Expanding Medicaid is expected to provide a cumulative economic boost of $15.6 billion through new health spending.

Madam Speaker, as the reckless across-the-board cuts in Federal spending known as ``sequester'' continue, I want to share a letter I received from my constituents, Leslie and Brian Tucker: After being robbed by our home lender during the…