there was no coherent strategy toward Syria, and I think that is clearly still the case today.

Mr. Speaker, last year my district was the home of a manhunt that captured the attention of the entire Nation. For almost a month, local, State, and Federal law enforcement agents and corrections officers made Franklin County, New York…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two giants of our Adirondack community. George Canon and Fred Monroe have led distinguished careers fighting to protect their constituents over the past quarter century. I had the honor of celebrating…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to continue to lead the fight to repeal the medical device tax. This is a tax on revenue rather than profit. It leads to some of the highest corporate tax rates in the world and creates undue harm to an industry…

I think greater transparency in the job opportunities after you graduate, what the median income over the next 5 or 10 years, or even a lifetime would be, I think we would have Millennials looking into to pursue higher education degrees…

It is incredibly important as policy makers to reach out to our female constituents.

It is not only the national debt which is going to be a huge challenge for my generation, but it is also our savings crisis.

We need to change that as an institution. I am, you know, very concerned that unfortunately we will not have the best and brightest wanting to run for office at the local, state, or federal level.

I also think we need to rethink how we provide higher education today.

There is no doubt that the issue of our national debt will rest on our generation's shoulders.

I think our national debt and our budget crisis in this country is a generational issue.