I have two responses. One, this is not President Obama's agenda. This is the agenda of a bipartisan report, Risky Business, the Department of Defense, and a number of other people who have recognized this is a real problem we have to…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Gosar The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 30 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 27, strike line 11 and all that follows through page 28, line 4, and redesignate provisions accordingly. The…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank Congresswoman Sinema and Congressman Benishek for their leadership on this issue, which is also of prime interest to me, this epidemic of suicide in our veteran community. Mr…

we are all committed and have a solemn duty to take care of those who have taken care of us.

Unless we act soon, our government's functions will cease in 10 days. At the end of October, transportation and highway constructions will halt. Instead, Congress can do the right thing to create jobs for millions of Americans across this…

I hope you take a strong interest in this and understand the seriousness of it.

earlier this week I announced that I will reluctantly support the Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action and oppose the resolution of disapproval, despite some very serious reservations. I did not reach this position easily or quickly…

yesterday Republicans in the Senate put forward legislation to defund Planned Parenthood. Unfortunately, this bill was a clear partisan attack on access to health care for women, and especially women in rural and underserved areas. One in…

the United States is a world leader in new technological advancements, and in no sector is that better illustrated than the auto industry. We find ourselves at a critical juncture in terms of vehicle technology. Advancements such as…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vehicle Technology

This is about saving lives. It has been estimated that up to 80 percent of all auto crashes could be eliminated.

I certainly appreciate his desire to open up that band, but I also want to thank the Committee for slowing down that process.

We have to get this right.

I rise to express my deep appreciation to my colleagues Senators Stabenow and Brown and to the majority leader for the bipartisan work that was done to remove a harmful and economically costly financing provision from the bill that is…

We will recognize a very unfortunate 5-year anniversary of the worst oil spill disaster on land in the United States.

Let us remember that pipelines can also be an operation that is fraught with potential problems.

How do you clean that up? It may not even be possible to clean up until it does absolutely catastrophic damage to the environment and to the drinking water supplies for people.

This is a big job ahead of you but one that is absolutely critical.

Across the West and particularly in California, we are in the fourth year of a prolonged drought that is placing us at increased risk for wildfires. The underlying bill would harm not just one community or industrial sector, but would…

I rise to speak in support of the Peters amendment No. 2095. Financial literacy has been defined as the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial well-being. Unfortunately…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Today, I rise to urge passage of the Housing Assistance Efficiency Act, a bill that I introduced earlier this year. As the ranking member said, an identical version of this legislation passed the House…

more than two-thirds of the health care costs are heavily influenced by consumer behaviors

Without question, scientific discovery and technological breakthroughs drive our understanding of the world.