The continuing threat that Iran poses to international stability is of paramount concern to the United States and to the world.

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin, my friend, for yielding, and want to really echo the comments of my friend from Georgia, Mr. Barrow. I first came to Washington to serve in the House a little more than 2 years ago after spending 8…

Our country, the United States, has a vested interest in addressing health conditions around the world.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her extraordinary leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act and the underlying rule. More than 3 years ago, following months of vitriolic debate and…

This remains a serious worldwide public health emergency.

The return of these children is incredibly important to us, and we pledge to work to do the best we can to get these children returned, but I don't think that we are going to sanction Japan, or threaten them with sanctions, because I think…

This week is the 30th annual National Travel and Tourism Week. On Monday, I met with travel and tourism leaders in my State to discuss what we can do at the Federal level of government to strengthen this key sector of our economy…

Thank you, Chairman Smith, for holding today's hearing on a topic that deserves this committee and Congress' full attention.

On rollcall No. 129, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I thank the gentlelady very much for yielding and thank my other colleagues for accommodating me. My home is in Providence, Rhode Island, which is about an hour south of Boston. Two weeks ago, several of my friends and neighbors traveled…

Our investments in development and aid are not only important for us to do in terms of our national security, but they are important because the American people benefit when we help to create a more stable and more democratic world.

As the Representative for Rhode Island's First Congressional District, which is home to many Armenian American families, I am honored to rise today in order to thank His Eminence, Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, for offering our opening…

I would really like to encourage the administration to increase its efforts when appropriate to advocate for these defense sales internationally.

the current approach to funding the Highway Trust Fund, and to transportation infrastructure more generally in the United States that relies on the burning of fossil fuel, is unsustainable.

we create a reliable revenue stream that funds road maintenance and expansion.

the best approach to funding infrastructure is to transition to a variable mileage-based user fee.

the substantial economic value released by road pricing can be captured and preserved forever in a permanent fund.

we can greatly reduce traffic congestion in the United States through the use of variable per-unit user fees.

I want to acknowledge and applaud the administration's interagency effort to reform our export control system.

I believe that innovative approaches to enhancing the appeal of mileage-based user fees must be explored.

Last Monday, men and women from around the world traveled to the beautiful city of Boston to take part in the 117th running of the Boston Marathon. But this longstanding American tradition, this celebration of athletic achievement was…

deficit reduction in and of itself is not an economic development strategy or a growth strategy

the job creators in the country are the middle class families who have a job

what my constituents want to know is, how is our federal budget reflecting the urgent priority of getting people back to work?

the three areas that I am particularly pleased that the president is focused on is manufacturing and the development of manufacturing innovation institutions