Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

Madam Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. Madam Speaker, I commend Chairman Lucas and…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Kuster moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4413 to the Committee on Agriculture with instructions to report…

Our challenge is that this whole process feels like a Rubik's cube.

How do we ensure access to high-quality care at a cost that the taxpayers can afford for every veteran?

how do we ensure access to high-quality care at a cost that the taxpayers can afford for every veteran?

If it is less expensive within the VA, then let's expand your capacity. If it is less expensive outside the VA, then let's use private facilities.

I agree with the opening comments, that the farmers in my district do care a great deal about the environment and about the land including mitigating runoff from streams and wetlands and ensuring that their animals have access to clean…

Might I suggest that we have a built-in process, and I am a new Member of Congress and new to the Agriculture Committee but one of the things that I have been so impressed by is the network of organizations and people all across this…

We are talking about significant dollars here and we are talking about a fundamental promise that we have made to our veterans. We want to get this right.

Well, I think that was my biggest concern and maybe Mr. Williamson, you can comment on your report, but it appeared to me that you didn't have effective data and you weren't able to use it in a timely or even rational way to determine…