Counterterrorism is an insurance policy for America to make sure the Taliban never comes back and al Qaeda does not regroup.

the army has to be a reflection of the nation and not a reflection of one particular ethnic group

I think we would need full protection for those in uniform.

I think that would be a good decision for the future of Afghanistan.

It is the difference between winning and losing?

Madam Speaker, last Wednesday, the House passed the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011, a bill which repeals a new program in the government health care takeover bill. During the health care debate, the President and…

I think in the long run, if we allow that environment to prevail when it comes to government contracting, what you will see is folks like Ms. Biondo or other organizations simply drop out of the process.

Madam Chair, I rise today to support H.R. 3581, which will bring better accountability and transparency to our budget process. I would also note, Madam Chair, that many loan programs that are impacted by this legislation have an excellent…

Mr. Speaker, on January 4, the President abused executive authority and appointed three new members to the National Labor Relations Board claiming a recess appointment, but the Senate was not in recess. By making this decision, the…

Well, as we have seen in our state, an intrusive government, sadly, is going to convince companies to locate overseas.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you very much for holding this hearing. We in South Carolina have found out the hard way how significant NLRB is.

Mr. Speaker, last Friday, the National Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for the month of January and revealed that our Nation's unemployment rate continues to be above 8 percent, marking the 36th consecutive month of…

The fact that we did not leave a stabilizing force in Iraq makes it virtually impossible for us to impact policy.

I have to admit that I am a little cynical because over the last 10 years I have gotten a number of reports that were very rosy.

Frankly, you have encouraged me today just as I have heard you talk.

I agree with the lady from Minnesota regarding the undesirability of brinkmanship.

I started by talking about respect for the rule of law. And it really shouldn't matter, with the vagaries or vicissitudes of political cycles, what definitions mean.

Madam Chairman, there was a committee hearing in the Homeland Security Committee with Chairman King where we looked at U.S. vendors that were selling circuit boards and other computer hardware to the U.S. military, but also an ability…