It's clear that the new government in Egypt is better for the United States as a nation state, more consistent in its policies in the Middle East with regard to national security.

The impression has been left, and I think Ileana Ros-Lehtinen made this, that we didn't criticize Morsi's departure from democracy but we are criticizing Morsi's departure.

Morsi was elected but he was elected in a way that gives credence to the view that when you elect the Brotherhood or similar organizations you get one person one vote one time and that is the last free election in that society.

This House passed 402-22 just last month a bill that would create a special envoy to promote religious freedom of religious minorities in the Near East and South Asia.

We are going to spend a considerable amount of money on the B61-12 program, but before we get into that, why do we need the B61?

In this context we must understand what investments are necessary to carry out an effective strategy and maintain a credible nuclear deterrent to meet post-cold war threats in an era of constrained budgets.

CO2 is not toxic. It is not a pollutant.

Thirty billion dollars for 30,000 extra troops in Afghanistan. The whole gross national product of that country is $15 billion.

how can you justify not giving them the weapons they need to defeat the radical Islamicists that will change the nature of that situation?

the future of Egypt is vitally important to the stability of a huge section of the planet

How much does it cost to have 1,000 troops in Afghanistan? You are advocating 30,000 residual troops. How much would it cost?

That is really an important distinction, and certainly, the Court did not mandate that they take steps to take the CO2 out of energy production, did they, or did they say that has to be considered but they didn't say they have to do it?

It is based on a world climate theory, not on a personal health concept.

It is no longer acceptable to the people of the United States to be the policemen of the world.

It seems like most of the recent projects in California have been paid for by local State bonds and other financing mechanisms, not necessarily Federal.

we're leaving them hanging out to dry.

we're just going to let them run down until--and the word that we're giving them and we're sending the Islamicists oh, don't worry, we're not going to give them any new weapons.

We have forced on these people a system totally inconsistent with their tradition.