We have to balance what is the best security for the country.

That's what makes this such a hard issue, because we're balancing two different but very similar issues: private security, the security of people who use iPhones, the location of your children, the ability to prevent your children from…

What I said was privacy, security, personal safety.

One of the things we all need, I think, to understand here is just because we got a group of nations together that pretend to be an effective leadership, sometimes they undermine the ability of action to actually occur that could be…

If you read the statements by General--any of the encryption specialists today, we'll say that de-featuring or debilitating encryption makes our society less safe overall.

it is unacceptable that the United States pay 75 percent of the cost of NATO.

Well, it is worse than not perfect. I mean, they have been declining and they are below their commitment of 2 percent, most of them. Are they not?

During the votes today, I was inescapably detained and away handling important matters related to my District and the State of Alabama. If I had been present, I would have voted: YES on H.R. 4238--To Amend the Department of Energy on…

Removing the American farmer and shipper from participation in this 60 year old tradition of the Food for Peace Program does not create intended efficiencies.

I believe it is a complicated matter that requires examination from a variety of different fronts.

I continue to have significant reservations about the potential abuses and harassment of law-abiding gun owners and purchasers.

I want to say thank you for your work. In your interim time at FDA, you have been certainly a pleasure to work with.

I do not believe that your department is addressing this, or the administration.

I would say that at this point in time, no. We have a view into the data that we have jurisdiction over, and that gives us insight.

How can the administration tell the public they are concerned about rising cost of prescription drugs on one hand, and then on the other finalize a rule that could add another $4 billion to the cost of prescription drugs?

The President's budget, once again, proposes to slash spending for food aid, including a $116 million cut to the Food for Peace Program.

I am concerned, and I think many are concerned that some parts of the administration have not done enough to get in front of this debate.

We have seen some situations in the past where the administrations in the past have decided to release controversial, unpopular regulations in the last few months of an administration that is not returning to power.