I first disassociate myself with comments made earlier about the appropriate litmus test or language for folks to be citizens of the United States.

This Committee's number one priority is safety.

You have heard numerous speakers talk about the bureaucracy that happens in the aftermath of a disaster, and we had legislation by Ranking Member Sam Graves trying to help to cut through that bureaucracy and not have our own Federal…

Congress will need to decide whether to extend the learning period, let it lapse, or find an alternative policy solution.

I want to thank Chairman DeFazio; the sponsor of the bill, the ranking member of the committee, Sam Graves; as well as Aviation Ranking Member Rick Larsen of Washington State. Madam Speaker, we need to be able to have the authority to make…

Once the electors -- once the electors are counted, yes, he`s the legitimate president. But if you`re going to ignore the fact that there were states that did not follow their own state legislatively set laws, that`s the issue at heart…

I thank the Congresswoman so much for her incredible leadership on this issue and so many others. We appreciate all that she does, and we appreciate her steadfast and steady hand of guidance and leadership for the people of America. Madam…

I don't want to belabor the point. I know that some folks, and you are probably one of them, just don't believe that government should be there to protect anyone.

Also, reduce the availability of low-income housing.

When you Federalize this, you diminish that accountability, and eliminate that responsibility that local politicians should have.

Because I have talked to landlords in my district back home, who are deeply concerned about this...

There is an inclination right now among many of our Democrat colleagues in Congress to Federalize everything, not just housing with legislation like H.R. 1451, but we see it with voting and policing and many other issues.

I think the world is as relieved as 55 percent of people in United States that were not still going through this ordeal we went through.

the public expects you to try, all right? And if it looks like we`re trying harder, and they won`t do anything, then the public more orders, they`re in a kind of a tight spot too, because you`re right, these infrastructure programs, the…

We came within 42,000 votes of losing the presidency to what I call a world historical buffoon.

we can't do it with a 50/50 Senate and a four-vote margin and the House. You just can't do it.

We can't do it under the current alignment that we have in the Congress of the United States, and that's just a fact.

a lot of these people that are criticizing live in kook PBI plus 40 districts, there's no chance you're going to lose to a Republican.