Ann Marie Buerkle

Time is of the essence for these families, many of whom have sacrificed their personal, professional and financial security.

VA must go back and address serious deficiencies with the Department's initial implementation plan.

We owe it to these men and women to get it right, and we will not rest until we do.

One of the contributors to the economic morass are the layers of bureaucratic red tape and the onerous regulations that stifle entrepreneurial activity.

First of all, let me thank my colleague from the State of Washington for hosting this very special and important Special Order. When the Obama administration took office, many Americans were so concerned that the administration was too…

Congress and the American people have the right to know how their money is being spent.

And I thank you. Thank you for this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise here tonight, along with my colleagues and other members of the Doctors Caucus, with such concern about what is being proposed in the health care bill and what is now law. I…

Thank you very much. I think it's so important to have this conversation with the seniors. We want to preserve your relationship with your physician. There is nothing more sacred than that relationship. This IPAB panel will disrupt that…

we have reached a point in this country--and when I listen to your testimony, Mr. Pollock, what you went through with all of your audits--we begin to wonder what's happened to the United States of America in our free enterprise system and…

And second, Americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them.

Fear? This is the United States of America. We shouldn't be fearing government agencies. We should be working with them.

Government does not create jobs, business does.

If you knew now what you--if you knew then what you know now regarding regulations and all of the impediments to job creation, would you have gone into business and would you have done what you have done. And each one of the members of…

Oversight Committee Mission Statement: We exist to secure two fundamental principals. First, Americans have a right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

I think until we change that mindset, quite frankly, partnerships and collaboration between government and business is going to be hard to accomplish.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, my colleague just brought up the cost of this health care bill. I think it's interesting to talk about and insert what I have heard from the health care community throughout the course of this discussion. For many…

It is good to be here. I thank the distinguished gentleman, my colleague from Georgia. I am very honored to be here to speak about health care in the United States of America. As was said, I am a registered nurse. I have been a registered…

Today I rise to speak about two of the most significant issues facing our society today--the twin scourges of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Our society has a moral obligation to stand up against those who exploit their power to…

For over 14 years, I have worked at Vera House as a pro bono legal volunteer. The Women's Bar Association in Syracuse, New York, put together a program where all attorneys, male and female, go through training to begin to address the needs…

At this time, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of domestic violence and sexual assault. The SPEAKER pro…

I thank my esteemed colleague from Texas for his kind comments, and I thank all of the gentlemen who have the courage to stand up and call awareness to the issue of domestic violence, who stand against the violence against women, men, and…

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her kind comments and for putting attention on the Rape Crisis Centers and all of these centers which have dealt with this, because today, while we rise and we stand to call and bring to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, because today I stand here not only as a Member of Congress but also as a mother of six children and a grandmother…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Elimination Act. Too often, Congress and the Federal Government pass and institute regulations without counting the cost to America's…

School districts tell my office of receiving Federal grants that will cost them two to five times the size of the grant to administer the grant. Not all regulations are unwarranted. Most Americans would agree on the need for regulatory…