Milton Friedman said you cannot coexist with an open-borders policy and a cradle-to-grave welfare state.

Mr. President, before we vote on the nominees today, I want to update my colleagues on where we stand with judicial confirmations. After tonight, the Senate will have confirmed 190 district and circuit nominees; we have defeated two…

It appears that the IRS essentially offered this group a quid pro quo.

How is it appropriate for Federal Government employees to secretly plant questions to release information in advance of an IG report?

I do not know whether this particular organization was inside or outside of that group, but the service that folks got was not the service that we should be providing anyone.

Has the IRS ever used a prepared Q&A in the past, and, if so, give us some examples if it has been done before.

that somehow you have to compromise your First Amendment rights.

I think very understandably, Representative Crowley has said that he feels misled and has called for Ms. Lerner to resign.

I have a couple of random things to clean up on before I get to the topic that I came here to discuss. But I can't resist bringing up a resolution that emerged in my attention today, H. Con. Res. 36. It's a concurrent resolution. It is…

Mr. Speaker, it's my privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. And listening to the gentlelady from the District of Columbia, of course, a different opinion comes to mind, and that would…

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman from South Carolina bringing this up. I, too, have spent a respectable amount of time on the border. I've gone down there and sat at night next to the border fence--no lights, no night-vision…

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman from South Carolina coming here and delivering a perspective on the rule of law that we need so badly. I am a bit flabbergasted by the lack of the ability to reason by some of my colleagues…

I came to this floor, however, to address the situation of immigration and particularly illegal immigration. The first thing is that the people that have advocated for open borders have, for years now, worked to conflate the two terms…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. And as I listen to the gentlelady talk about enhanced background checks, it just occurs to me, Mr. Speaker, that if we repeal ObamaCare, we can save more lives by bringing real health care reform to this…

Thus, the Board plays a critical role in vindicating workers' rights.

Madam President, our inland waterways are a large and crucial part of our Nation's transportation system and facilitate billions of dollars of economic activity each year. In Iowa, agricultural producers as well as other shippers depend…

The majority does not rule anymore, and millions of working people are suffering as result.

We should also remember, I think, the history of some of our Presidents.