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Mr. President, there are a couple observations I would like to make about the historic ruling by the Supreme Court today. No. 1 is about the legislative process. Members of Congress during the debate on Obama health care had a very…
I ask consent to be recognized for 5 minutes to speak about the Supreme Court's ruling. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Today's decision by the Supreme Court is extremely disappointing, undermining limited government and expanded freedom. The decision reveals ObamaCare as a huge tax increase on middle class taxpayers, destroying jobs. We should have health…
Americans will find out what we've been anxiously awaiting for the past 2 years: whether or not the government health care takeover bill is constitutional. Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., people across the Nation will be closely watching and…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld section 2(b), or the ``Check Your Papers'' provision, of the Arizona immigration law. This requires the police to check the immigration status of persons whom they detain before releasing. Upholding this…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced yesterday that the number of job openings is at its lowest point in 5 months. The number of available jobs dropped from 3.7 million in March to 3.4 million in April. This fact shows that the…
I thank the chairman. There can be no national security without energy security. Let that sink in. There can be no national security without energy security. House Republicans support a truly all-of-the-above energy policy, not one put…
Last Friday, the President revealed a new policy that promotes illegal aliens who are in our country from deportation. This shifts jobs from lawful Americans to illegal aliens. As a former immigration attorney myself, we welcome legal…
In Wednesday's Washington Examiner, columnist John Stossel quoted Economist John B. Taylor of the Hoover Institution who stated: Unpredictable economic policy--massive fiscal stimulus and ballooning debt, the Federal Reserve's quantitative…
I think it not only would serve Mr. Holder well, but certainly the country well. We are setting the precedent that if we do not appoint a special counsel--and I don't know these two U.S. attorneys at all. I am sure they are fine men. But…
That takes us to the bin Laden information. In the book there is a scenario where the Secretary of Defense went to the National Security Adviser, Thomas Donilon, and said, ``I have a new communication strategy for you regarding the bin…
Mr. President, if I may, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the letters written by Senator Obama and Senator Biden asking for a special counsel. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the…
I guess the difference is we are supposed to trust Democratic administrations, and we can't trust Republican administrations. I guess that is the difference. It is the only difference I can glean here. Certainly, the subject matter in…
I want to thank my friend from Georgia for yielding to me tonight. I think our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are in denial about deficits and debt. What it means--I put the debt clock right here in front for everyone to see…
I thank my colleague. Mr. Speaker, I think something has gone overlooked here today, which is that this is a bill that has bipartisan support. So often back home, the folks want us to do things that have bipartisan support. We've seen…
House Resolution 679 provides for consideration of H.R. 436, a bill to repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices enacted as part of the President's health care law. It also provides for a structured rule for consideration of…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 679 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 679 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…
I find it quite interesting and almost hilarious that my friend to the left would talk about tax increases when in fact embedded in this health care bill is $123 billion in new taxes on property owners. Really? $123 billion of new taxes on…