Blog
June 11, 2012
On Friday, I managed floor debate for consideration of S. 3261, legislation to allow the U.S. Forest Service to expedite contracts for new tanker aircraft to fight forest fires...
June 6, 2012
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to address the Forest Products Society Convention...
May 23, 2012
The New York Times recently published an opinion piece titled, “When Competitive Bidding Hurts Patients,” by Dr. Dennis Rosen...
Issues:Healthcare
May 16, 2012
Earlier today I joined the Mental Health Caucus to deliver remarks on the Servicemembers Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act, or STEP Act, a bill I introduced last year that passed into law in December of 2011...
April 13, 2012
Earlier this week, I organized a forum on the topic of forest management and invasive species which was held at Penn State University...
Issues:Agriculture
April 5, 2012
Yesterday, I had the honor of presenting Mr. Wilbur “Bud” Nordin, of Clarendon, PA., the “Edward H. Stoll Award” for his outstanding volunteer...
March 22, 2012
Mr. Speaker, just last week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office served a devastating blow to President Obama's most frequently uttered promise...
Issues:Healthcare
March 22, 2012
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing to examine the job and economic impacts of the President’s...
Issues:AgricultureEnergy
March 14, 2012
The New York Times Freakonomics blog post in 2010 titled, “Fix Medicare’s Bizarre Auction Program,” discusses in detail the flaws of the current Medicare competitive bidding system...
Issues:Healthcare
March 6, 2012
From earlier today on the House Floor:
Transcript:
Mr. Speaker, before being appointed to office, President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu stated: “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” this at a time when gasoline prices in Europe were $ 8-10 dollars per gallon.
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale