I urge President Obama to join Congressional Republicans in supporting a comprehensive, bipartisan tax reform that results in a permanent reduction in marginal tax rates.

Mr. Speaker, last week, unbeknownst to most people because it doesn't get a lot of coverage, we did something in this House that most people in the Nation didn't think we had the capability of doing. We passed, on a bipartisan basis, a…

We currently do not have a repository.

The United States has a stockpile of the same material.

I would just follow back up with some of the comments I made earlier.

this is the right level of sanctions at this point in time against the Central Bank of Iran.

Our President is saying we will be your first and best customer.

Yet here we are having a conversation today with these panelists about Cuba harvesting resources off their coast and allowing foreign companies to come in and help them, assist them with that.

Mr. Speaker, sadly more than 14 million Americans are still without a job. The unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for the last 2\1/2\ years. As the Vice President recently acknowledged, this administration is responsible for the…

Peace through strength, that is how we can avoid and reduce the potential of conflict.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The resolution encouraged the full participation of women in the political process in Saudi Arabia.

I want you to give voice to the women and girls of China whose voices we haven't heard.

The United States must carefully monitor ongoing developments and work with women and minorities to ensure continued progress is made and not lost.

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The idea of sharing information that other countries have been through is analogous to best practice type organizations in industry.

It is a complex opportunity that we have in the Middle East. I wish it were so simple as to remove a dictator, let people vote, and we would be moving ahead.

We want religious freedom. It is particularly important if we do not want a particular religion driving a status quo in those regions.