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The speaker pro tempore the house will be the speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 600, the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as adopted and the bill as amended shall be considered read. The bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce and the chair and ranking minority member on the committee on ways and means. The gentleman from minnesota, mr. Paulsen, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. Levin, will each control 15 minutes. The chair recognizes...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225. The nays are 184. With three answering present. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 3891, and ask for its immediate consideration by the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3897, a bill to amend title x United States code to provide for the issuance of the gold star installation...

Amended. Without objection. Mr. Bilirakis i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Bilirakis i rise today in support of h. R. 3705, the veterans fair debt notice act of 2017 introduced by representative pingree of maine. This bill would help ensure that beneficiaries who have received an overpayment from v. A. Clearly under v. A. s current practice, when the department determines that a beneficiary may have received an overpayment, it sends a letter to the beneficiary that explains why the debt was created and how the veteran can dispu...

[applause] good evening. Mr. President , mr. Vice president , thank you for your un wavering support for our nations veterans and families. I want to welcome veterans organizations. V. A. Employees who played a Critical Role in our success. While many challenges remain and we have a lot of work to do in the next 100 days thanks to the president s leadership and bipartisan support in congress, we have made significant progress for veterans in the past three months. Last week, the president signed a reauthorization of the choice act ensuring veterans continue to get care among community provider...

Dow jones industrials down 26 points, s p down 11, the nasdaq by 29. Some of the big gains yesterday, russell 2,000 lower by 12, but it is oil that is really holding this market hostage. Its underpinning stocks. And House Speaker paul ryan says the nation needs to change the antiquated tax system that hasnt been updated since he got his drivers license. May salvage tax reform, its 70,000 pages, and he held up what he says will simplify the 70,000 page outdated tax reform code and socalled tax return postcard will be at least one of the saviors here. And while ryan focused on one of the trump a...