John Ensign

I am going to reluctantly support H.R. 1. It reduces government spending by about $61 billion below last year's levels. The reason I am reluctantly supporting it is because I don't think it goes far enough. We have heard the other side…

yesterday, along with Senators Hutchison and McConnell, I introduced a Resolution of Disapproval that if adopted, will overturn the FCC's attempt to regulate the Internet through its recent Open Internet Order. In December, the FCC…

I rise today in support of the amendment offered by the Republican leader to repeal what I believe is an unconstitutional government takeover of our health care system. Make no mistake, we all want to improve access to affordable health…

We have to have the kind of tax policy because you cannot just cut your way out of this.

It is much easier to get re-elected when you are giving money away, basically.

The debt that you are talking about, the interest on the debt, you have said that is unsustainable.

We need to reform our corporate Tax Code.

We need to get control of these entitlements for today.

What would a downgrade from AAA to AA of the United States credit rating do to the interest rates and do to your budget projections?

This is about the future of our country.

Small business is the engine that drives the economy.

The important thing is getting some of these issues out on the table.