John Ensign

I am honored to rise today to pay tribute to the brave men who literally fought off evil on January 4, 2010, at the Lloyd D. George Federal Building in Las Vegas, NV. On that tragic day, an armed assailant entered the lobby of the…

I came to the floor a little more than a month ago to discuss perhaps one of the most critical issues facing our great country: the skyrocketing national debt. I had hoped that once Democrats went home and heard the concerns of their…

We cannot keep kicking this ball down the road. We need to address it and address it now.

I think you are going to have a lot of trouble with your side of the aisle with that spending freeze.

I hope that the Administration actually will push free trade, so we do not go into a protectionist type of a mode.

I had the benefit last week of attending two different hearings on the attempted terrorist attack that took place on Christmas Day. One thing became clear: There is a definite disconnect in this administration about how to handle…

I asked President Obama, let's get somebody on the court that has not been a judge.

I believe Gloria Navarro has the relevant experience and qualifications and respect for the law that is required of a District Court judge.

If there is an ideology that is underlying what is happening here, we'd better recognize that, and we'd better call it what it is.

Well, if radical Islam is what is--they've called for this jihad against the West--against us, against American values-- we'd better recognize that.

I'm suggesting to you that you look at that as a policy change.

I just wanted to make sure that if we had intercepted a conversation between the two of them overseas, even if it---- it would never be protected by First Amendment.