I thank the doctor for that Webster's dictionary. That dictionary was published in Springfield, Massachusetts, and I am glad that the doctor from Tennessee sees it as the last word. Mr. Speaker, let me rise in opposition to the CRA…

I want to tell you that the last speaker said this was rushed through Congress. It took 2 years to write this legislation. Even by congressional standards, this was not rushed through Congress. We have waited 7 years to hear the…

I have heard this, in the 29 years I have been in Congress, time and again. Till an honorable effort is put forward, you know what the Republicans should be saying to us right now? Let's get on, together, with making it all work, instead…

I want to thank Dr. Boustany, who has been a friend on the Ways and Means Committee. I assume this might be his last time handling legislation on the floor. He was great to work with over the years. I take some satisfaction, Mr. Speaker…

I stand in support of the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016. This bill offers a pragmatic and bipartisan solution to a real and growing problem: Customs and Border Protection simply has not been able to keep pace, and has not been…

I want to acknowledge the gentleman for his good effort and his thoughtful response to the point that I raised. Of course, thanks to Chairman Brady, this is an example, again, in a small way of how we can do some good things around here in…

Each day 125 Americans are dying from drug-related overdoses, and it is acute in parts of Massachusetts.

Congress wants to give you the tools to stop these drugs from crossing our borders.

The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act is designed to stop dangerous synthetic drugs like Fentanyl from being shipped through our borders.

I joined Pat Tiberi recently to offer a bipartisan effort to hopefully stem this growing epidemic.

Americans want, need, and deserve to be able to count on Social Security, and it is up to us and the Congress to make the changes so they can.

But despite these clear problems, just yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that cuts the agency's fiscal year 2017 operating budget below what it received this year in 2016.