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Today, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs advanced multiple bills to help improve the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure efficiency and effectiveness for our nation's Veterans.

Here in Washington, D.C., on this somber anniversary, my colleagues and I face a unique series of votes regarding a foreign policy pact like none I have encountered before.

Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health reviewed six bills to strengthen Medicaid for our nation's most vulnerable. As part of our effort to improve Medicaid efficiency, we discussed my legislation, H.R. 1570, the Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency Act. H.R.

When it comes to generating jobs and rebuilding the American economy, no single factor is more important than access to reliable, low-cost electricity. It is the fundamental building block of high-tech industry and the competitive advantage that many U.S. firms have used to hold steady against foreign competition.

More than 500,000 Floridians are living with Alzheimer's disease — the sixth-leading cause of death in the country. This degenerative disease destroys the brain by killing nerve cells and tissues until all functions are affected.

Today, the Obama administration denied Governor Rick Scott's request for a federal disaster declaration for multiple counties in Florida, including Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough.

A recent Department of Veteran's Affairs Inspector General report found "serious" problems with enrollment data for Veterans seeking health care. The VA's Inspector General confirmed that nearly 900,000 military Veterans have officially pending applications for health care.