I strongly urge my colleagues to support Mr. Barr's legislation, the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act. North Korea has continued to prove a dangerous and destabilizing force to the northeast Asian region, as well as to the…

I am pleased to be an original co-sponsor of H.R. 3218.

I claim the time in opposition to the Nadler amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

I can tell you a lot of the ideas that I hear coming out of today are greatly appreciated, but, to be honest with you, there are a lot of ideas that I and other Members of this Committee have been talking about and asking to be implemented…

If we set up metrics, we should be able to set up metrics to evaluate the VA health care system in general, each VISN, each hospital, each facility, CBOC, each practitioner, for that matter.

The Nadler amendment would allow detainees currently housed at GTMO to be transferred to the United States. As in previous conflicts, it is appropriate and lawful to hold detainees that we engage in our armed conflicts. Guantanamo is the…

I missed two votes on June 22. If I were present, I would have voted on the following: Rollcall No. 316: On Ordering the Previous Question, ``yea.'' Rollcall No. 317: On Passage of H. Res. 396, ``yea.'' personal explanation

This is not the case. And privatization is certainly not the goal.

But you can't ignore the reality.

I thank the chairman for yielding, and I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this. You know, as a physician, we take an oath. We say: Do no harm. And today in America and here in Washington, D.C., we are debating physician-assisted…

I thank all of you. I am going to now yield myself time for questions and comment.

Leadership as a character quality has nothing to do with orthopedic surgeons, podiatric surgeons, or any other training.