I thank the chairman for his kind words and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am excited to say that, for the first time in many years, the House and Senate will adopt a unified resolution for a balanced budget. The 2016 Federal budget…

Mr. Speaker, this week marks the 150th anniversary of the tragic day an assassin's bullet took President Abraham Lincoln's life. There is no greater challenge than leading a nation through an armed conflict against itself, one that divides…

Mr. Chairman, the Federal Government has a spending problem. Last week, the Government Accountability Office released a report estimating that the government made $124 billion in improper payments during 2014. Wasteful spending like this…

Thank you very much. I want to thank my colleague from Indiana for his leadership organizing this presentation today. Mr. Speaker, as it is clear from the charts and the discussion we have already had today, Washington has a spending…

more stringent standards could thwart growth and business investment.

I am very concerned if we change the standard at this point, because I don't believe the scientific community is unanimous on this.

Case management can powerfully improve the lives of those we serve.

I do see many instances where families have not taken up their responsibilities to care for the folks, their immediately family.

I visited my own food bank in Odessa... it was stunning to me to find out that their deliveries had gone from 3 million pounds to 5 million pounds.

I am going to encourage all of our Members to visit their food banks, to visit on the ground.

Allows for the withholding of a lottery prize over $600 consistent with SB 339.