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I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I appreciate the opportunity to rise today to speak in favor to this amendment to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. CISPA is fundamentally based on the authority…
Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Flake The…
Can government decide which religious beliefs are acceptable and not acceptable?
I think government has a compelling interest in avoiding gender discrimination but this Administration took to the Supreme Court a case, Hosanna-Tabor, where a religious group wanted to decide who its teachers were, even if it meant gender…
I think the state has a compelling interest in banning animal sacrifice, whether it is compelling or just important is irrelevant for purposes of this discussion.
I think the last time you were here I asked you about tort reform.
Do you agree with me that government cannot force certain religious beliefs on its citizens?
I believe the private sector can better manage those lakes, better manage the power output of the hydro dams there.
Do not take our tax dollars and make investment decisions for us. Let us make those decisions ourselves.
Secretary Chu wanting to increase these rates to in my opinion to redistribute the wealth.
I think it is easy to take that for granted. So, I value your comments.
It is something that we have to constantly work at because it is a sense of trust and solidarity that at the end day makes sure that Article 5 itself is actually credible.
It underscored to me how solemn this commitment is and the extent of this degree of solidarity, and how unique this alliance is.
The reality is in Libya it was the reverse, 10/90, where we had pushed our European colleagues to be able to fight in all weather environments, using precision-guided munitions.
If I might just add to your first point, I just want to thank you for your powerful opening remarks there.
If the alliance said that Georgia could not enter NATO until Russia withdrawal from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, we, by default, would be giving Russia a veto over our decisions about enlargement.
Madam Speaker, our Nation's Social Security system is sadly approaching bankruptcy. The Secretary of the Treasury spoke on Monday, revealing that Social Security benefits are expected to become insolvent in only 21 years--3 years sooner…