In Louisiana, we fish--whether that's enjoying a Saturday on the water for fun or making a living as a commercial or charter fisherman. That's why I stand with my Louisiana colleague, Garret Graves, in support of this common-sense…

I thank the gentleman, the majority whip, for yielding to me. I rise in support of this bipartisan amendment. This amendment basically exempts AbilityOne products from certain DOD procurement programs in this legislation. These procurement…

As a medical doctor, I took an oath to protect lives. As a cardiothoracic surgeon for many years, I worked day and night to save lives in the operating room. Today, I stand proudly with my colleagues here on the House floor to defend the…

The administration continues to rule using executive orders and a top-down approach without taking stakeholder voices into account. That is arbitrary, and it is just wrong. This Federal Flood Risk Management Standard is a case in point…

We have to do a better job of aligning these programs, holding them responsible for actually helping people like yourself and others who are caught in this trap.

Welfare reforms in the 1990s helped millions of low-income parents leave welfare for work.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (1) None of the funds made available by this…

Our veterans deserve better than long, drawn-out claims processes that inhibit access to high-quality care. This is just unacceptable. Since the passage of last year's landmark VA reform legislation, the VA has demonstrated disturbingly…

I think accountability is key, and I agree with my colleagues that the end result needs to be focused on not the process.

I like the idea of casework and individual approaches, the flexibility, take advantage of the potential, what each individual brings to the table.

What you want now is you want to recognize that that may exist but not start from the position that the barriers are there.

It's time for Congress to review this program and develop ways to help more low-income families find work and escape poverty.

It is a testament to your spirit that you just kept going through all that.

Yeah, we don't want a program that takes somebody trapped in a hopeless situation and moves them into a trap of just despair.

I got positive signals when I was in Japan in March with Chairman Ryan and others on the committee.

We need growth. We need job creation. We want to promote innovation and value creation.

Agricultural products and market access with regard to our agricultural products is a big issue.

What an accomplishment that will be. I think that fits in with American values.

This version of TPA is not the 1974 or 1988 or 2002 version. It is a much enhanced version of this.

ISDS is something that is really important in this.

We are all over this issue, and we're going to--we're focused on making sure that whatever the final agreement looks like, has to have very strong protections in it.

I have now introduced legislation to get rid of that program, because it's faulty, and it's wrong, and it's very prejudicial towards small business.

It is something we would like to get rid of, repealing AMT, putting that to rest once small.

I will not sit back and be quiet if the Administration tries to push forward a deal that will hurt U.S. interests.

I said this is completely and grossly unfair. You're giving unfair advantage to labor unions, to large corporations at the expense of small business.