Tim Walz

I take great pride in that the President has stood behind this.

you hear everyone in this body talking about strengthening our economy, leading in innovation and creating that entrepreneurial spirit. But to do this, there is one thing we must do to ensure a solid base for our economic future, and that…

I can tell you when we go back home--and I live in a small house in Mankato, Minnesota, in southern Minnesota. The house in front of me has been foreclosed for a year and a half. The property value on my house has dropped about 50 percent…

I thank the gentleman, and again, it's a privilege for me to speak with each of these Members who represent this great country: 435 congressional districts, 300 million Americans, all with a dream that this country, by working hard, by…

I think one of the greatest honors of my life is to serve on this Committee and know the work that we are doing.

I am confident that we will continue to work in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation in this Committee which has been really impressive and gratifying.

I also understand that it is essential if we are to modernize and streamline the benefit application, eligibility determination, and benefit administration processes.

I applaud Ranking Member Buyer. His work on the dental issue is exactly right.

I intend to be particularly focused this Congress on ensuring that our returning servicemen and women are guaranteed a seamless transition as they reintegrate back into civilian life.

We can do better than that and we can centralize that and get it moving through.

I think it might be premature to close or knock down empty buildings at the Montrose facility.

I cannot say enough how much that pleases me and I think there are probably a lot in the back of the room that are nodding also.

We never differ on the end of care for our veterans.

They are the voice for those veterans.

We owe those who have served our country honorably in our military a profound debt, and that is what we are here for.

Because, the bottom line is that we all want our markets to function correctly.

We want to make sure that they are regulated to the point where people have trust in them.

I rise today to offer this amendment and, interesting, listening to my colleague on the other side of the aisle, while I did not support the underlying bill in the first place, I think we may part company at that point, because I want to…

I, too, rise in support of SCHIP legislation. At a time when million of Americans are losing their jobs and companies are doing everything possible to cut costs, more and more families face the horrible prospect of going without health…

Americans continue to suffer the pain at the pump due to 7 years of missed opportunities and outdated policies. President Bush's energy plan was literally written by the oil companies, giving more public resources and billions in subsidies…

over the last couple months, House Democrats have been working with real solutions to lower pump prices for the American people, smart legislation that invests in renewable energy and temporarily halted the sending of oil to the Strategic…

Yesterday I talked to a farmer who told me he just purchased fuel to power his irrigation pumps. The cost for 2 weeks of that fuel, $33,000 worth of diesel. This Nation's people and economy are reeling because of high energy costs, and yet…

the American people do continue to face record high gas prices, and this Democratic Congress has acted and will continue to act on legislation, commonsense legislation, that will reduce the price at the pump. Only now we need to get the…

I, too, rise to ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the great State of Minnesota, the 32nd State. It is our sesquicentennial, 150 years. From the natural beauty of the Mississippi River, across to the plains near South Dakota…

today I rise because I am introducing the Veterans Pain Care Act of 2008. This bill will require the Secretary of the VA to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system…