I appreciate the opportunity to present written testimony on the Department of Interior's fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations for the National Park Service and its historic preservation programs.

I appreciate the opportunity to present written testimony on the Department of Interior's fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations for the National Park Service and its historic preservation programs.

Thank you, Connie, and thank you for your leadership of the association. I also want to thank the staff of the Former Members that really back up and make these programs work for all those who participate. Just on a personal note, I want…

On this last day of the year and on one of the last days of this 112th Congress, we are awaiting a fiscal deal that will strengthen the fiscal health of this country. I want to take a few moments to reflect on my service here in the House…

It really cheapens that to make it into some kind of a gotcha game or to try to make it into some conspiracy to dupe voters in November.

There is a long tradition of bipartisanship in this committee, how we should be standing side by side when we are dealing with attacks on our people overseas.

This is really about, I believe, our foreign policy, the very core interest of our country, how we are seen around the world, our national security, our economic success, our fundamental values.

Domestic manufacturing and use of high-energy heating and cooling systems like the ones produced by Unico will reduce energy up to 50 percent, save consumers billions of dollars a year, and create jobs. I urge a ``yes'' vote on this bill…

Thank you. I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland for his leadership on this issue as this Congress shuts down. It was Harry Truman from Missouri who coined the term the ``do- nothing Congress'' in 1948. But that Congress was 10 times…

President Harry Truman of Missouri famously labeled the Republican Congress of 1948 the ``Do-Nothing Congress.'' But to call this Congress the do-nothing Congress would be an insult to the 1948 Congress that was 10 times more productive…

In summary, we have done well for our veterans, but now, sixty years after the establishment of the VA, we must renew our commitment to provide the men and women who have served our country in uniform with the health care services they…

Again, I think we're seeing the complexity of this issue. I just want to follow up on the gentleman from Oregon's remarks, that the groups that have weighed in on this bill, from taxpayer groups on the conservative side, to professional…

Yesterday, a Republican Representative from my State actually told the truth about the 31st attempt to repeal the new health care law. He told a St. Louis newspaper that today's vote is just because ``we want to get people on the record.''…

I oppose the Republicans' attempt to repeal the new health care law. When people in St. Louis go to work, they want fair pay for a day's work. When they buy dinner on the way home, they expect to pay a fair price. They don't expect to get…

I stand here today frustrated but determined. Frustrated because I've heard from so many people in St. Louis, Missouri, that I represent, small business owners, veterans, students, and others. They're all saying the same thing: ``Put me to…

I want to first say thank you to the gentleman from New York for his efforts on this amendment and also that he has done this in a bipartisan way. I also want to thank President Obama for his executive order in doing this to encourage…

At this time, I would like to engage in a colloquy with the chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Mr. McKEON. I am happy to oblige.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A of the bill, add the following: TITLE XVII--CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT AND…

I thank the chairman for that commitment. I now ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment from further consideration, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn. There was…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment integrates duplicative functions related to overseas contingency operation planning, management, and oversight into the U.S. Office for Contingency Operations--responding to a litany of concerns that…

The original Violence Against Women Act was championed by then-Senator Joe Biden, who understood that all women must be protected from domestic abuse and violence. He understood that many women are afraid to come forward to report abuse…

Today is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Throughout the Nation, and in my home State of Missouri, flags fly at half staff at all our State buildings in honor of the members of our police forces who have reached the ends of their watch…

The U.S. must also continue to pursue engagement through multilateral fora, including the U.N., to affect positive change in China.

I join you in concern for the outstanding issues in the case of Chen Guangcheng, as well as ongoing human rights issues in China.