Annie Kuster

let us get the food to the people who need it in the most timely way.

I come from a rural district in New Hampshire, the western part of the state, a lot of small towns. And we have talked in this Committee before, in particular during the farm bill, about food deserts.

It is vitally important to the well-being of our future and our children.

For the record, this concept of bringing the faces of addiction to the floor of the House was the idea of the gentlewoman from Illinois. I thank her for that. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

Thank you, Mr. Guinta. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal). (Mr. NEAL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

So as not to lose any of our precious time, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis).

It is regrettable. This is such an important topic for the country. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair could entertain requests for 1- minute speeches at this time. {time} 2115 (By unanimous consent, Mr. Cicilline was allowed to speak out…

We have taken our 45 minutes, this is the 45th. We just have one 1-minute. This is a very important topic for the country.

This evening I rise as the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic to call upon my colleagues to refocus our efforts on bringing an end to the opioid epidemic that continues to threaten communities all across…

May I inquire as to the remaining time? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New Hampshire has 13 minutes remaining. {time} 2100

Do I have any time remaining, as I have two more speakers just for 1 minute each? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.

Today I rise to recognize the life of a truly extraordinary Granite Stater, Professor John Rassias, who passed away last week in New Hampshire at the age of 90. Professor Rassias was a lifelong Granite Stater, a World War II veteran, and…

I think that is critical. And I would say this is a very bipartisan Committee, that is rare on Capitol Hill...

I want to join my colleague and friend, Mike Coffman, in cosponsoring your bill.

During rollcall Vote No. 672 on H.R. 8, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yes'' when I should have voted ``no.'' ____________________

Today I rise to discuss our country's ongoing efforts in Afghanistan. Over Thanksgiving, I had the honor to join five of our other colleagues from the House Veterans' Affairs Committee for a trip to spend the holiday with our outstanding…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my motion that will instruct conferees to include in the conference report language to combat currency manipulation from the Senate-passed version of H.R…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia). The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Kuster moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the…

I want to say to my colleague, the gentleman from Texas, I think that we do agree to part of this about the danger of currency manipulation and the millions of jobs that are lost here in our country. That is why I rise this evening to…

To say I am 20 miles or 40 miles from a facility, if it doesn't--you know, look, I need heart surgery, I don't need to go to a primary care physician.

We are dogged in our determination to care of our veterans.

I want to keep the promise to them, because many of their concerns, health care concerns, mental health care concerns are related to their service.

we have an opioid crisis in New Hampshire. I started a bipartisan taskforce that I encourage folks to join.

Today I rise in support of the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts and Small Starts program, which provides critical grant funding for the creation or extension of existing fixed guideway transit systems. Funding for these projects…