Once again I stand up in a continuing theme of what I believe fiscally responsible Members who come to the floor should look at--the operation of Amtrak. Today, once again, I come to the floor to offer my ideas about how we can help…

My amendment is really straightforward and one which I have offered year after year after year after year on the floor of the House of Representatives. It would eliminate funding for the absolute worst performing line, one line, on 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. 417. None of the funds made available…

I thank my colleague. I serve as the ranking member of the Budget Committee and have worked with Ms. Burwell in her now just 13 months, I think, of service in the tremendously important position of Director of the Office of Management and…

Today I would like to discuss the nomination of Sylvia Burwell to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. I am going to make some criticisms of her performance and the background she lacks in taking on this huge agency. I have met with…

the President's Environmental Protection Agency today--a group that directly reports to him and which reflects his decisions about environmental matters--has issued a new proposed regulation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) for yielding to me, and I appreciate him bringing this issue up, as he did in the Rules Committee at the time of the hearing. I want to assure the gentleman and each of the Members of…

I am joined by the chair and ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee to discuss section 1051 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act--WRRDA-- conference report, which we will vote on shortly in the Senate. I…

I wish to express my support for the confirmation of my former staffer, Elisebeth Collins Cook, to serve on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Ms. Cook loves her country. She is a true patriot, and a person of character…

I thank Chairman Murray and join her in commending Mr. Blau for his many years of dedicated and outstanding service to CBO, the Congress, and the American people. We wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement. We hope our…

I would like to thank Senator Barrasso for his leadership on this issue. As a longtime practicing physician before he came to the Senate, he has provided great leadership and expertise and is able to evaluate and comment so wisely on the…

At this time, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Terry), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.