Erik Paulsen

I ask for adoption of this bipartisan amendment and the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen). The amendment was agreed…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 22, after ``period'' insert ``, unless the eligible applicant demonstrates to the State entity not…

Last weekend in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, I had the privilege of attending the second annual Randy's Run, which is a 5K race that is run in Eden Prairie in remembrance of U.S. Air Force Major Randy Voas, who lost his life while serving our…

On rollcall No. 629 I was unable to attend today's vote on H.R. 2551--Legislative Branch Appropriations. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I yield myself such time as I may consume. My amendment would prevent any funds in the Legislative appropriations bill from being used to distribute printed copies of legislation unless a Member specifically asks or requests for such a…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is similar to the last amendment. It would prevent any funds in the Legislative appropriations bill from being used to distribute printed copies of the Congressional…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I know the gentleman was speaking earlier in opposition to the bill, and perhaps there is no opposition to the amendment. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 211. None of the funds made available…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 6, strike ``Section'' and insert the following: (a) In General.--Section Page 1, after line…

I come to the floor of the House to honor and remember an American hero, Marine Lance Corporal Robert S. Greniger of Greenfield, Minnesota, who died last week after an IED attack in Afghanistan in Helmand province. As we grieve the loss of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 211. None of the funds made available…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is true that we could, as some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle suggest, continue to practice business as usual with no plan to control spending. But what will that lead…

You can hardly turn on the television or the radio these days without hearing about our Nation's debt crisis. And the reason we find ourselves in this crisis is not because Washington taxes too little. Rather, it is because Washington…

One year ago last week, the White House proclaimed that the summer of 2010 would officially be known as ``The Summer of Recovery.'' Now, 52 weeks later, unemployment remains painfully high at 9.1 percent, the housing crisis has not…

It's getting harder and harder to bring lifesaving devices to the marketplace in the United States because of a lack of consistency, predictability and transparency in the Food and Drug Administration's premarket review processes.

Many of my constituency companies are reporting that the FDA reviewers make new arbitrary demands late in the product review process.

I want to take a moment to recognize the month of May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Since 1983, various individuals and organizations have focused on May as a time to promote awareness of the value of physical activity and…

Last summer I met with a woman whose husband, who was born and raised in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, had died in Afghanistan; and we discussed issues that she was facing as the widow of a servicemember. One of the concerns she raised was…

I also rise in strong support of the legislation here today that would repeal this burdensome 1099 tax requirement contained in the new health care law. Failure to eliminate this provision would result in vast amounts of new paperwork and…

I want to rise also in support of this resolution which directs committees to review Federal agency rules and regulations which indeed may unfairly harm the ability to create jobs and grow our economy. I continue to hear on a pretty…

One of the fundamental shortcomings I believe of the health care law as well is the failure to recognize that in some States like Minnesota we have a pretty low uninsured rate and a well-functioning marketplace.

And, Dr. Berwick, I think this is essential to actually get to the crux of the problem.

I am worried we are going to go back to the days when seniors in Minnesota, for instance, don't have the same options as seniors in Miami or in New York City.

I want to make sure that the new law does not provide any additional layers of regulation that would stifle, I guess, innovation and raise costs.