I have always said we have done a good job with the men and women in green, but we need the men and women in blue.

I think Members of Congress want to see those Border Patrol at the border instead of having them wrack up millions of dollars of overtime at headquarters.

Thank you for looking at the administrative cost reductions, the duplicative programs that you have.

I would look forward working with you and look at alternatives as we go up there.

This budget more than triples the tax on dividends.

It looks like we will see a unicorn before we see this administration put out a comprehensive tax reform plan.

This dubious distinction makes it that much more challenging to attract businesses to hire and invest here at home where we need the jobs.

Mr. Chairman, today I want to take a moment to honor one of our heroes amongst us.

I think we all understand that this White House's spending is not free.

Who is going to pay off the debt? Who is going to balance the budget after you tax all of these other people?

none of the criticism in any way, shape, or form has been directed towards your life in public service, your commitment to doing the job, or your qualifications.

the purpose of the corporate tax reform effort that you are going to be undertaking is to basically incentivize growing jobs and building jobs here in the United States.

So if you are taking 2.3 percent off their gross revenues, you are putting many of those companies at risk.

we are very concerned that the 2.3 percent tax imposed on the Obama Care legislation will actually have the opposite effect.

One of the proposals that my good friends on the other side of the aisle are working very hard on is to make the CFPB subject to the appropriations process.

I join some of my colleagues in really believing that consumer protection is a very, very important part of the safety and soundness of our financial institutions.

many of the companies only have a net profit at the end of the day of only about 1 or 2 percent.

I would actually urge you to be very careful in that respect.