American manufacturing has always been the engine driving the American economy. While the recent recession has slowed our growth, American manufacturing is poised once again to propel our Nation and to propel our families forward. My…

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Our veterans risked their lives in service of our Nation. When they come home, they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, especially by those they count on to provide them with essential medical care. The disturbing reports about…

I thank the chairman and Mrs. Wagner for bringing about an increased awareness of the stark realities of human trafficking and modern day slavery in our world. While these tragedies have focused us on the issue at hand, the terrible crime…

Back in my home community of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company is celebrating 100 years--a century of service--and the community that I represent proudly recognizes the spirit and unflinching courage…

My friend, Sister Francesca Onley, has served as president of Holy Family University for 32 years and is recognized as an outstanding and effective administrator. She led the expansion of the institution in Philadelphia while maintaining…

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, noted humanitarian, and longtime Bucks County, Pennsylvania, resident, Pearl S. Buck, touched many lives during her lifetime. Her books brought readers inside the worlds of those they might have never…

I congratulate Mr. Young on his outstanding leadership in managing this bill, which is going to remove one of the most misguided and confusing provisions of the President's Affordable Care Act. Everyone outside Washington knows that full…

In my district in Pennsylvania, the Newtown bypass will be renamed, on April 22, the Brian S. Gregg Memorial Highway, in honor of a Newtown Borough police officer who lost his life in the line of duty on September 29, 2005. Officer Gregg…

As a member of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, I rise today in support of continued funding for tuberous sclerosis complex research in the fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. TSC is a genetic condition that…

If I told you we could create tens of thousands of truly shovel-ready jobs, increase the prospects of American energy independence, and avoid undue environmental harm, how long would it take you to sign on the dotted line? For the…

Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day. It is a day we remember those lost to this disease while recommitting ourselves and our efforts to eradicating it. This World Cancer Day, people across the globe will speak out in one unified voice…

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania, Mr. Barletta, for organizing this Special Order tonight. I have to say that I never assumed it would be easy to get an answer quickly from a massive bureaucracy of the Federal Government like the…

I thank my colleague from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino) for organizing this Special Order here this evening. And I know that Representative Marino, like myself, is hearing from our constituents back home in Pennsylvania…

The crime of human trafficking is complex and it is destructive. It shatters the lives of its victims and their loved ones. In an effort to bring attention to this modern-day form of slavery, we recognize January 11, 2014, as National…

I introduced H.R. 2906, the Fairness to Veterans Act, because I believe if anyone deserves a leg up in America, it is those who have served on our behalf. The Fairness to Veterans Act is straightforward. It says that if any business…

For 14 years, Bill Rickett was the man who kept Bucks County moving. Mr. Rickett served, since 1999, as the founding Executive Director for the Bucks County Transportation Management Association. Under Bill's leadership, the Bucks County…

The Affordable Care Act is more than a Web site. That is the comforting assurance President Obama is giving to the American people as the continuing train wreck of his law's implementation grinds on. The law is more than a Web site…

I thank Chairman Rokita, and I rise in strong support of the legislation on the floor today. This bill, if passed by the House and Senate and signed by the President, will go a long way toward protecting students in our Nation's schools. I…

I rise once again this morning to thank the men and women of the Federal law enforcement community, as well as those brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, for what they do to protect this great Nation both abroad and here at home…

We have a chance on the floor today to move this body in the right direction--to move us closer to a solution. There is a bipartisan bill today offered by Mr. Moran and Mr. Wolf, both of Virginia. It's a bill that I've cosponsored and a…

I rise first to thank my colleague and friend from California (Mr. Bera), for recognizing that in divided government, which we've had in the past, it's important that we sit down and resolve differences and we negotiate. He correctly…

I thank the chairman for his leadership on this continuing resolution, which, if adopted, will guarantee that the government continues to operate. I rise this evening in support of the rule and the repeal of the medical device tax, which…

These are real jobs, these are real concerns, and this tax has real consequences. The repeal of the tax is a strong way to support American businesses, protect American workers, and ensure Americans have affordable access to world-class…

I rise this morning in strong support of the eight bills before the House today or, more importantly, in support of what they represent, which is commonsense government reform. As a Representative of the hardworking taxpayers in…