"You, in the last fiscal year, raised the amount for this program from $5 million to $10 million, and we are here to ask that we continue the $10 million."
"I am here to ask you to provide $250,000 for the creation and distribution of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal."
"They were never recognized at the time for their service to our country, and many of us thought that they deserve some sort of recognition."
"I think they deserve to be recognized, and I think that is the will of the House."
"I just--I don't get it."
"I want to thank this committee in particular because this would not be in existence without Chairwoman Granger and Ranking Member Visclosky and the members of this committee."
"All it is is a recognition, a medal or whatever is deemed appropriate, but something that would honor their service and recognize their service."
"During the 23 hearings our Committee has held on SNAP, we've heard from experts--conservative and liberal--that SNAP works."
"This bill would deny entry into the United States to Chinese government officials responsible for creating or administering restrictions on U.S. government officials."
"I admire the courage and perseverance of the Tibetan people. I have stood in solidarity with them for years in their struggle to exercise their basic human rights."
"China has a terrible human rights record. Whatever hope once existed that China would become more open, more ruled by law and more democratic as it became wealthier, has faded over the years--especial..."
"As Xi Jinping consolidated his power during last October's Communist Party Congress, he laid out a vision of China in which every aspect of life--economic, political, cultural and religious--will be u..."