I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 254) and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 254 Resolved, That the House has learned with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable James…

This is National Police Week, and I did want to rise in recognition of the brave law enforcement officers of the police department in Garland, Texas. Mr. Speaker, just a little over a week ago, May 3, two heavily armed assailants opened…

I would just observe, at the end of calendar year 2007, the commentator George Will observed the United States Congress had two jobs: deliver the mail and defend the border. It had done neither. But what it had done was ban the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available…

I am, of course, relieved that Chairman Pitts and Chairman Upton and Ranking Members Pallone and Green also have made a similar commitment to this issue.

This is not a tech problem, this is a bureaucracy problem, and we can fix it.

A lot of bold goals in the 21st Century Cures, but at the end of the day, it is all about patients.

I really do feel like we are entering into a golden age of medicine.

Another issue, and I am very committed to protecting First Amendment rights of clinicians, to share and receive truthful medical information.

I just want to underscore that the interoperability of electronic health records is a top priority for me.

We need to have a fully national program, and it would be enormously helpful for treating our patients.

I have asked the question why we cannot have the availability of naloxone or Narcan as an over-the-counter purchase.