I represent a district in northeast Pennsylvania where collective bargaining rights are time-honored and highly valued. The work our unions have done over the past 100-plus years has changed our laws and practices that helped create our…

I thank my colleague from California for yielding. When I think of California and I think of conservation, I think of John Muir, the father of our national forests and the founder of the Sierra Club. We have a lot to be proud of in…

Our veterans deserve the highest-quality care we can provide.

The Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act is a limited, cost-effective approach to assisting universities.

I urge my colleagues to support this policy.

It is time to realize the full benefits of this technology and bring the VA into the 21st century.

This technology improves crisis-readiness, and is safer, more efficient, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly than traditional medical waste disposal.

I thank the ranking member, and I would like to thank the committee also for including the PREPARE Act in the en bloc package. I would also like to thank Congressman Lance for being my partner on the PREPARE Act for the past two Congresses…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chairman, on June 1, 2011, Sal and Helen Sparich were sitting in traffic in Tamaqua in northeastern Pennsylvania when, suddenly, without warning, a loaded tractor-trailer rammed into them from…

Mr. Reingold makes an argument that, as somebody who comes from local government, I can sympathize with, that in effect, whether by design or not, approving this project puts a permanent unfunded mandate on local governments to maintain…

So the question is how can NASA guarantee to American taxpayers that we will see the benefits of the time and money that have been invested already in WFIRST?

people talk about values, but don't talk to me about your values, show me your budget and I will tell you what your values are.