Without Action, We Are Going To Continue

From Protecting Our Natural Resources To Providing Maritime Security And National Defense, The Coast Guard's Duties Are Broad In Scope, And The Performance Of Those Duties Has Never Been More Important.

I Also Rise Today In Strong Support Of Forward Movement On The Implementation Of Health Information Technology, Which Has The Potential To Save The United States Billions Of Dollars In Health Care Costs Each Year.

Without Action, We Are Going To Continue To Allow Iran To Be A Safe Harbor For Terrorists, See Its Economy Further Deteriorate, And See The Middle East Further Destabilize.

Americans Rightly Asked, If This Is The Way Our Government Responds To A Natural Disaster It Knew About Days In Advance, How Would It Respond To A Surprise Terrorist Attack? How Would It Respond To An Earthquake?

It Is Time This Congress Listened To The American People And Minimum-wage Workers, And It Is Time That We Act.