I appreciate your work and the work of Secretary Perdue to help those folks who are able-bodied...

We have to work together to do the best we can for all of America's children.

This weekend marks one of our most solemn occasions, Memorial Day, where we mourn those we have lost in the defense of this Nation. Many in this House will attend ceremonies throughout the weekend and on Memorial Day, which is observed…

Exactly 100 years ago today, this House passed the 19th Amendment. On June 4, 1919, the Senate approved it. The women's right to vote began the race to ratification, requiring three-fourths of the 48 States to ratify it before it was added…

Tomorrow, May 18, our Nation celebrates Armed Forces Day. Recognized the third Saturday in May since President Truman, Armed Forces Day is a time for us to pay special tribute to the brave men and women serving in all areas of the…

May is Mental Health Month, a time when we are encouraged to break down the stigmas that surround mental health. Normalizing conversations about depression, anxiety, and other conditions will help those affected by mental illness seek the…

Today is Peace Officers Memorial Day, when we pay tribute to local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers who serve and protect our communities. Today is an extra special day for one of my constituents and his family: Sugarcreek…

One of the covered populations under the Older Americans Act obviously are those who are living with Alzheimer's disease.

there was an early onset bill that has been introduced in the House and the Senate that I think would be perfect to incorporate into any future Older Americans Act reauthorization.

As someone who worked a career for almost 30 years serving mostly older adults, therapists, previously a licensed nursing home administrator, the Older Americans Act is incredibly important.

I experienced that. My mother lived with Alzheimer's for 10 years. It stole her identity, her memories, and then her life eventually.

But this is the reason we do periodic reauthorizations, so we make sure that we are always getting it better and getting it right.

Disaster relief, which is long overdue, I thought that was a solid message here about people waiting for disaster relief.

It is time to get this done.

It doesn't seem like all that long ago we were in the midst of the great recession, but the agricultural economy was booming then.

Next week is National Skilled Nursing Care Week, and hundreds of nursing home administrators will gather at State College, Pennsylvania, for the 2019 Spring Health Care Conference. Hosted by Central Pennsylvania Educational Resources, the…

The USO is on Capitol Hill today for a service project where volunteers can assemble care packages for servicemembers who are currently deployed. More than 2,000 care packages will be assembled today as part of the Force Behind the Forces…

Budgets are important, and quite frankly, certainly I support Job Corps and those types of things.

This bipartisan victory demonstrated Congress' renewed commitment to skills-based education in high-demand industries.

This program is critical in rural America and has provided links to hub airports in over 175 locations throughout the United States and its territories that would otherwise lack commercial air service.

I just would respectfully request that you include the following in any infrastructure legislation: a stipulation that States devote a portion of infrastructure funds they receive to workforce development programs.

In order to improve and maintain the infrastructure of the United States, it is crucial that we support programs that promote new, innovative technologies that advance all the aspects of our country's transportation and infrastructure…

This morning I was at Penn State University, a great land grant university, for the inaugural conference of the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse. Penn State has brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to address the largest…

We know that as we worked on the last farm bill and we looked at the state of the national economy, and specifically in rural America, farm income decline was significant over the past 6 years.

April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. These species, commonly known as hungry pests, begin to emerge in the warmer months and can be spread easily by the public. They attack trees, plants, and agriculture products, and…