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I'm pleased to be welcoming guest experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and labor representatives today from across our area who will be speaking to the challenges our economy is facing in 2015 – and will face over the next several years – as well as the new economic opportunities ahead of us.

I'm pleased to celebrate 50 years of Medicare, which has provided guaranteed health insurance for millions of seniors and enabled them to rest more easily in their golden years.

I'm always happy to visit The Arc of Southern Maryland to get an update and see firsthand the extraordinary work they do in support of those in our communities living with differing intellectual and developmental abilities.

I am thrilled to recognize the talented young people who participated in this year's 34th annual ‘Artistic Discovery' Congressional Art Competition.

I am pleased that the Prince George's County Fire Department will receive these funds that will create more jobs and keep residents and businesses safe.

I am disappointed that House Republicans passed legislation today that would undermine protections for VA employees, including eliminating their constitutional due process protections and the VA's ability to recruit and retain top talent for their workforce.

I was excited to be a part of today's event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and full community membership for all.

The ADA has since been recognized as one of the most important civil rights victories in our nation's history, ending generations of exclusion and dependency for tens of millions of Americans with differing abilities and opening doors of opportunity to the workplace, marketplace, schools, and public transportation.