Brad Wenstrup

We've got to get past that.

Unfortunately, the question of the origins has been politicized. That's no secret.

The work has already begun. Thus far, the Select Subcommittee has sent letters of inquiry to the Department of Health and Human Services.

This question is fundamental to helping us predict and prevent future pandemics, protecting our health and national security.

Where did COVID-19 come from? Did it come from a natural spillover, transferred from a bat to an intermediate source to human?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did a lot for this country.

We have one party that brags about putting more people in it and another participate that says we want fewer people to need it.

COVID hurt us all. Kids have lost years of education.

I worked my way through school in restaurants... they are my responsibility.

We had a public school in my district that was forced by the left and the courts to take down ``thou shalt not kill'' from in front of the schools. Is it the breakdown of the family, the disruption of the community, the implosion of the…

I just want to express my condolences to Mr. Del Barba and your family and the entire Luckey family.

To add to that, this is important, they are trying to make sure that the people in the trials are coming from the groups that are most vulnerable especially, and they want to make sure that that is an adequate number so that we get, again…

The more we build the military-civilian relationships, the better prepared we can be.

I am suggesting right now, if I look at Puerto Rico, Centro Medico, they have a very--they have one trauma center, and it is Centro Medico in San Juan.

There is no reason why we can't put some of our medical personnel into that burn center for training and for continued training and become the greater experts.

I just request we enter into the record this article on Military Times, the military needs for a unified command.

Caring for our veterans is one of Congress's most sacred duties, and I was extremely proud to spend the first five years of my time in Congress serving our nation's veterans on this distinguished Committee.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States- killing more than 480,000 people annually- and there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand…

It's past time that Congress address this issue that it created in 1992 and fix the outdated law so that we do not continue to harm veterans seeking care at VHA facilities.

I think we need to do all that we can to protect our veterans seeking better health.

I urge you to consider H.R. 3700 at a future health subCommittee legislation hearing.

As I have often said, caring for our veterans is one of Congress's most sacred duties.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the rabbi for coming to the Capitol today to share with us a time in prayer, a time when we often need it. America has been through many battles. We have many debates. But we always come out…

Sixty-nine percent are optimistic. And as I sit here today, I find that this is not a representation of America.

My colleague, Terri Sewell, and I have introduced legislation to extend the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act for another 10 years.