Jodey Arrington

The GAO made eight recommendations to the VA to reduce these overpayments going forward and to increase collections of this money. However, many of these recommendations still have not been implemented, and based on the Department's…

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) for yielding. I am on the Ways and Means Committee. I was at the markup for this legislation, Mr. Speaker, and I do want to correct the Record from the previous statement that my colleague on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division D (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I find it ironic and hypocritical to hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who speak from this august Chamber about the children and the families at the border when, today, we are going to vote on legislation that doesn't lift…

What a joy and a pleasure and an honor to serve under the ranking member's leadership in the 115th Congress, my first term. I thank him for letting me lead the subcommittee and initiate the legislation that will have an impact--I believe a…

I am sorry for going on a little long. Let me just say, we owe this to the likes of Bill Mulder. I really believe, Ranking Member, Chairman Takano, and Chairman Levin, of all the things I worked on, on the Veterans' Affairs Committee--and…

I appreciate the warnings to not mention the President, but you know what? They are going to continue to come. They won't be heeded. People say they have respect for the rule of law. Do they even have respect for the House rules and the…

The irony is the innovations and technology that created the shale revolution have already resulted in significant reduction in carbon. Since 2000, the U.S. has led the way by cutting emissions by almost 20 percent. We need policies that…

At the heart of America's economic prosperity and unrivaled security is an abundant, affordable and reliable supply of domestic energy. The lion's share of America's energy supply, nearly 90 percent, comes from fossil energy resources, and…

To provide prosperity to every part of the country, any future infrastructure initiative must recognize the essential role America's small towns and rural communities play.

I think we can all agree we have to do something and we need to do it now.

Whatever solution we do come up with for at least this generation of reforms to Social Security must be bipartisan or nothing will get done.

The WEP, the Windfall Elimination Provision, has affected my State as much as any.

We can't kick the can down the road, and it is just going to get worse if we do.

So we don't want to go backward. We have five out of eight people living paycheck to paycheck.

If there were ever two congenial, patriotic, and practical people who could get it done in a partnership that was bipartisan, it is going to be you two.

Wages and income have grown. They have grown almost 3½ percent.

If it is not, I don't see us getting anywhere.

We can't grow out of this, like we can't grow out of the $22 trillion in debt.

We have a 50-year low in unemployment. That is powerful.

the greatest threat to the future of this country is this debt path, and the prospects of a sovereign debt crisis.

It is mind-boggling for the American people to do the math on $22 trillion and, in 10 years, $33 trillion.

We didn't solve health care with big-government solutions.

The notion that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the benefits accrued to the wealthy is just patently false.

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina, Representative Walker, for his service and his leadership, not just to this body, but myself personally. He is a spiritual leader and mentor for so many. We have a lot of ways to measure success…