I would like to draw the House's attention today to the ongoing negotiations between New York City and the States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, regarding the Flexible Flow Management Program. The current Flexible…

I wanted to point out to my colleagues that a fundamental change is being made with the new health law we have before us, and that is, we are, for the first time, equalizing the treatment of people who do not have employer-provided health…

My apologies for not being able to be present for today's recorded votes. My flight from ALB to DCA was cancelled due to a winter storm, and I could make no other flight that would have gotten me to Washington in time. Had I been present…

I appreciate that, and I appreciate the gentleman from Georgia's hospitality in yielding the floor to me at this time. Mr. Speaker, indeed, I am privileged to represent the 19th Congressional District of New York State. This encompasses a…

Well, I look forward to working with the gentleman from Georgia, and I look forward to working with all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to try to fix what is wrong with our country today, to improve on what we already have, and…

I thank the new chairman of the Budget Committee for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I have listened to the debate and I understand the difficulty that both sides have with fixing this system. We clearly believe the system needs to be repealed and…