Ann Marie Buerkle

I thank the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I want to just emphasize again with regards to this health care law and the fact that this law--and, Mr. Speaker, this is a law, this isn't a budget proposal, this is a law--guts Medicare by…

And I thank the gentlelady from North Carolina for being here this evening. I would just like to continue on because of my concern, and I know my colleagues have such concerns, about the health and the well-being of their hospitals. As I…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia. I have spent most of my professional career in the health care industry. I have represented a hospital for a number of years, so I know up close and personal how these issues have affected and will…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan. Mr. Speaker, we've touched upon it, and I want to continue having this conversation about the effect that the Affordable Care Act is going to have on our hospitals in our Medicare population. Now, Mr…

Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, I am so proud to stand here this evening with my fellow Republican female Members of Congress, and we stand here tonight united on behalf of our seniors. I come before the House tonight, Mr. Speaker, not…

On rollcall No. 803, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I thank the chairman. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2074, as amended, the Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act. H.R. 2074, as amended, includes several worthy legislative proposals brought…

I think that is a waste of taxpayer money.

It is clear to me that the FRCP is failing to meet its mission.

They can no longer be party to bureaucratic in-fighting and turf battles.

When answers are needed, we cannot take 3 months to respond to a letter.

It is not my concern with the symbolism to the servicemember. It is my concern that you see you have a viable and a working partnership with the VA.

If we are not meeting their needs, we have a problem here.

That card does not mean anything if the veterans and the wounded warriors are not getting the care they need.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our military, to the men and women who serve this Nation and keep us safe.

the focus should not be on what makes DoD happy and what makes VA happy, but what helps our wounded warriors

I believe that the one-child policy is a crime against humanity.

Since when does the United States of America punish success. That is the fundamental.

What I hear from them is get the government out of our way.

We have lost those manufacturing jobs. We have lost those industries.

Just one assault of this nature, one sexual predator, or one veteran's rights being violated within the VA is one too many and is absolutely unacceptable.

Abusive behavior like the kind documented by GAO is unacceptable in any form, but for it to be found in what should be an environment of caring for our honored veterans is simply intolerable.

It is critically important that we take every available step to protect the personal safety and well-being of the veterans who seek care through the VA and all of the hardworking employees who strive to provide that care on a daily basis.

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. This legislation is strong medicine, Mr. Speaker, but it is what will cure what ails the American…

It is with great sadness that I wish to inform the House of Representatives that on June 30, 2011, Marine Corporal Kyle Schneider of Phoenix, New York, in Onondaga County was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving in…