SBA currently plans to phase out this program at the end of this fiscal year--in other words, in 17 more days. After hearing from so many people whom it has benefited, I felt compelled to offer this amendment which will provide the funding…

The fact of the matter is that our constituents were only informed 5 short weeks ago that ScaleUp was ending in 2 months. This amendment is the only recourse available given that very short timeframe, and because evidence-based measures of…

I rise this morning to recognize the passing of a friend of mine for 30 years--a friend to me, to our Nation, and a friend and champion to our servicemembers--Major General Timothy Lowenberg. Tim truly believed in service and began his…

This amendment helps our local communities preserve and restore important historic sites through a successful Federal-State partnership. For more than 40 years, the Historic Preservation Fund has helped our States and Native Tribes…

My amendment is about tackling a problem that, frankly, affects every single one of us in every single one of our districts, and that is storm water. Most of us probably don't think about it very much, but, frankly, when rain falls--it…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 270, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. Page 273, line 1, after the…

Today I rise to tell you about a time when bipartisanship was alive and when Congress was, well, boring for most Americans. In fact, it wasn't that long ago. It was just in March of 2015 that Democrats and Republicans fixed the Medicare…

I am voting ``no'' on the ``Wrong'' CHOICE Act. All of us are. Just like healthcare, this legislation takes the approach that the best way to proceed is with the most extreme bill possible, a bill that attracts no Democrats and even makes…

Let's make this clear. The Un-American Health Care Act doesn't just repeal advances with ObamaCare, it takes us backward to a point worse off than we were before the Affordable Care Act. It guts Medicaid, and will fail to meet existing…

Today I would like to share a letter I received from Sherry, who lives back in my hometown of Olympia, Washington. Sherry writes to me: My husband was a veteran. He worked as a civilian with high security clearance at White Sands Missile…

It may be Valentine's Day, but I rise today to share a story of a Christmas miracle. Now, this is little Gracie, and she was born on Christmas Day in 2015. Unfortunately, not too long after she was born, she was diagnosed with a…

Shirley is from my district, and I heard from her this past December when she told me about her daughter, Sarah. Sarah has had health problems all of her life and, unfortunately, because it has been too expensive, she has not been able to…

I have a constituent named Martha. She goes by Marty. Marty was studying to earn her bachelor's degree in nursing at Pacific Lutheran University when she was diagnosed with rectal cancer. Not good. Without medical insurance, as we all…

I come to the floor today to recognize Dr. Harry Rosenberg, founding president of Roseman University of Health Sciences. In 1999, Dr. Rosenberg rented a small office space in Henderson, Nevada, believing he could establish a pharmacy…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 6361, the Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012. As stated, this bill would remove an unnecessary barrier that prevents our…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to join with me in protecting the honor and valor of our military heroes by passing H.R. 1775, the Stolen Valor Act of 2011. On June 28, 2012, the U.S…

71 years ago today, President Roosevelt inducted over 40,000 Filipino troops into the United States Army to counter the Japanese threat. Following the occupation of the Philippines, thousands more Filipinos would join the resistance as…

I come to the floor today to call on the administration to inform the American people how they intend to implement the sequester cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act. With the failure of the supercommittee, we now face defense cuts that…

I thank the chair. Mr. Speaker, just because a law is constitutional, it doesn't mean it's a good law. Just because a law is well intentioned, it doesn't mean that it fulfills its promises. As a physician, I've heard firsthand from…

I thank my colleague from Tennessee and my fellow health care practitioner for heading up this most important discussion this evening. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to talk about something that a majority of Americans actually…

I thank the chairman and ranking member for their assistance in moving forward with this important piece of legislation. I rise in support of H.R. 2512, the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act of 2012, legislation I introduced…

I, too, rise in opposition to the amendment. Like my colleague from Georgia, I am also an active reservist and a physician in the military. We are fortunate that we now have an all-volunteer force. Indeed, we are blessed that we have such…

I come to the floor today to voice my strong support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. We know that every day, American companies and computer systems are targeted by foreign nation-state actors who prey on sensitive…

I come to the floor today saddened by the news of the passing of World War II veteran and Las Vegas resident Augusto Oppus over this past weekend. Mr. Oppus was part of a small community known as the ``Denied Filipino Veterans.'' Born in…

Nevadans tell me time and time again that they want some certainty in their lives. They want their elected leaders to move beyond patchwork agreements every single month. We passed a 1-year package, fully paid for, that extends…