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The first 2 years of the Obama administration the Democrats had the House, the Senate, and the Presidency, and they did nothing on immigration.

I am getting tired of the Democrats with this righteous indignation saying that we can't find a Congress we can work with.

So you say he didn't change the law, but the President says he changed the law.

This amendment makes a number of technical and conforming changes to address revisions to the existing statute that occurred with the passage of the farm bill. I am pleased to have worked with Representative Davis to strengthen the changes…

Well, once again, I just have to respond to some of the things that the opposition is saying. This is essentially their argument: we think it is okay that 60 percent of SAB members have $140 million in direct government grants, and we…

As this involves a novel area of the law and contradicts how other cabinet level agencies interpret wellness plans under the Affordable Care Act, why was this litigation not submitted to the commissioners for review prior to the filing?

The EEOC received a charge on October 16, 2014, and filed suit on October 27, 2014, alleging that an employer's wellness plan violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA.

Employers are very concerned that lawsuits are moving forward on wellness plans before EEOC issued any guidelines.

If reconfirmed, will you commit to publishing these reports each year?

Don't let somebody get close to the president. Don't let somebody get close to his family.

It seems like a simple request. It would give us a good snapshot.

I appreciate your commitment there. I don't doubt it.

Religious freedom, often referred to as the first freedom, is a fundamental human right.

Our duty on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is to protect these rights.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles, first, Americans have a right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent; and, second, Americans deserve efficient, effective government that works for them.

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, we owe it to our friends and our allies in the region to step up and lead. After months, even years of inaction, the President is finally doing that. I wish that we were doing more. I wish that we were…

I think we need to be careful what we are calling a subsidy and what we are calling a simple cost of business.

We need to set partisanship and political gamesmanship aside and get the extenders package across the finish line as soon as possible.