Erik Paulsen

Congress has a duty to ensure that taxpayer dollars by hard-working Americans are spent wisely and responsibly. However, too often, we have seen Federal agencies that have acted in a way that waste taxpayer money by holding excessive…

September is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month and a time to shine a light on a disease that is deadly. While some may not be familiar with pulmonary fibrosis, approximately 200,000 Americans suffer from the disease. This serious illness…

And Members, military leaders, national security experts, diplomats, administration officials, Democratic and Republican Members of Congress all agree that sanctions against Iran have worked. Several years ago, 400 Members of Congress in…

You can't get much more American than Little League baseball, and in that spirit, I want to congratulate the Coon Rapids Little League baseball team for their great run this year. After winning their district and then emerging victorious…

Every day, cutting-edge medical innovation is making it possible for patients to live healthy, active lives. One of the best examples of this is lower limb prosthetics. Losing a limb is a traumatic and life-altering experience, but the…

One of the issues that I have been most passionate about is stopping the horrific crime of sex trafficking and protecting young victims. Earlier this year Congress took action and passed a package of bipartisan bills, including one that I…

Earlier this summer Democrats and Republicans came together to pass a trade authorization bill that set the standards for any trade deal that the United States negotiates with other countries. It guarantees oversight by Congress, it…

When I talk to small businesses in Minnesota about what their biggest challenges are, one of the top concerns they mention is of the regulations coming from Washington. For these small employers, unnecessary regulations and bureaucratic…

I strongly believe that we need to fix the broken tax code with comprehensive reform so it promotes investment, savings, and hard work.

It just seems to make sense that we should be using all the tools available as we make these important policy decisions that affect the lives of millions of Americans every day.

One out of four child abductions in the United States are not committed by a stranger, but instead are perpetrated by a relative. An inspector general's report has found that tax filings can help locate these missing children nearly half…

We continue to see issues with the President's healthcare law, including the most recent GAO investigation that has revealed that there are major fraud problems with the enrollment Web site. The nonpartisan watchdog discovered that…

Our veterans have earned the care they are due to receive through the Department of Veterans Affairs. So many men and women of the military put their lives on the line every day to ensure the safety and security of our country…

Let me first thank the chairman for his leadership on this issue. As has already been mentioned, last summer, millions of Americans participated in the ice bucket challenge, raising more than $100 million to combat ALS, or Lou Gehrig's…

The American people have an expectation that the hard-earned money that they pay in taxes will not be wasted or used fraudulently. However, we have seen far too many examples of the Federal Government squandering taxpayer dollars. Take the…

We should always strive as a country to make sure that the promises we make are kept. Unfortunately, when it comes to the students at our Bureau of Indian Education schools, our promise to them is falling far short. Students at these…

Over the past few years, we have seen small brewers in Minnesota and around the country continue to meet the needs of a public that is growing in its appreciation for craft beverages. At the same time, these brewers are burdened by…

It is time to personalize and modernize our healthcare system and bring it into the 21st century. We have an opportunity through the 21st Century Cures Act to pass bipartisan reforms that will accelerate the discovery, development…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in bringing forward some additional trade legislation today that is very, very important. I am going to rise in support of H.R. 1295, the Trade Preferences Extension Act, for a…

Behind every man and woman in uniform serving our country are family members: husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and other family members who make sacrifices as members of military families. Recently, I…

May I inquire the amount of time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 11 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman. It is difficult to overstate the importance of trade with other countries. The benefits of trade are huge and enormous for our economy. If you take all the trade agreements that we have with other countries around…

The actions of the brave men and women in the military sacrifice so much for our country. Many of these soldiers on the front lines are aided by military working dogs who perform countless, dangerous actions on the battlefield. So it is…

While it may feel like a case of deja vu, the sad fact of the matter is, we are once again talking about real problems at the IRS. This time, the Treasury inspector general reports that 1,600 IRS agents in a 10-year period did not pay…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this legislation and on the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Speaker and Members, America has long been a place where an idea that is thought up in a garage or in the backyard can become the next…