the Senator from Ohio mentioned the Budget Control Act of 2011. It wasn't a particularly pretty way to do debt reduction, but it did give us the spending levels we are operating under now. The authors of this opinion piece go on to point…

The distinguished Senator from Ohio is absolutely correct. As a matter of fact, the American people are alarmed, actually, at the level of debt this government has run up, particularly in the last 4\1/2\ to 5 years. It has been astounding…

I thank the Presiding Officer. This article points out in a very detailed and annotated way a number of times when this Congress has made policy changes, important, far- reaching policy changes, in connection with negotiations on the debt…

as far as I am concerned, my distinguished friend from Ohio can still have the floor. I only wanted to take a moment to congratulate him on his remarks and to observe that when it comes to budget matters, he knows whereof he speaks. He not…

If the Senator would yield for a moment. I think the distinguished majority leader is going to make a procedural motion which will take only a moment, and then I have a question for my distinguished friend from Ohio.

I regret also we are now experiencing a partial shutdown of our Federal Government. Through no fault of their own, some citizens who are visiting Washington are also being denied government services and access to memorials that their tax…

I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding time, but I also thank him for his leadership on behalf of veterans. Mr. Speaker, the House and the Senate have already passed a measure that would pay for our troops in the middle of…

I have opposed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act since it was forced through a Democratic-controlled Congress without the support of a single Republican in the House or Senate. I have voted to dismantle, defund, delay and…

We are long overdue with a comprehensive approach to immigration reform, which means that we would have such elements as a strong border security effort.

I remain committed to advocating for common-sense enforcement measures as part of a broader immigration reform package.

We are long overdue for a comprehensive approach to immigration reform.

I challenge this committee... that we put on the floor of the House a comprehensive immigration reform bill post-haste.

I do think this is a good investment.

That is why I am an original cosponsor of H.R. 3141, a bill authored by Rep. Candice Miller, to again require DHS to deploy a biometric exit data system at ports of entry.

I am not stepping away from the responsibility of this body to have comprehensive immigration reform now, now, and now.

Mexico is actually increasing border security on their Southern Border.

I want to thank my friend from Pennsylvania for yielding, but also for his leadership on this important issue. I rise in strong opposition to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. The Obama administration has a disturbing tendency to favor…

I am pleased the subcommittee is meeting today to examine the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to deploy a biometric exit system to record the departure of visitors to this country.