Charles Q. Brown: “The purpose of my bill is to get the VA thinking about how they should properly address the needs of Veterans.”

By taking these courageous steps and others, we will be better prepared to meet one of the greatest challenges of the 21st Century.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve my country in a new way, as I testify before you in support of protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the destruction of oil and gas and drilling.

But be clear, we do want it to decrease access to loans at interest rates so high they ruin people's lives.

A shortage of affordable housing is not just a housing problem. It is an education problem. It is a health care problem. It is an economic growth problem.