I think that the doctor has extraordinary courage. And I think it is courage from people like him that will some day allow Cuba to join the list of free nations in the world.

The lack of human rights in Cuba... the tactics that the Cuban regime has used back in the 1960s are similar to the tactics that they use now.

Thank you, Dr. Fleming. I always tell people hepatologist--no, I don't do snakes. I do liver disease. We have to make that correction. I just want to kind of pick up where Dr. Roe left off. A lot of folks say, heck, how did we end up with…

So by 2030, I think it is, if nothing changes, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the national debt will consume 100 percent of our tax revenue. Clearly, we have to preserve this important program. The other thing I'd like to point…

If I may reclaim my time, because of market forces, not only is Medicare Part D incredibly popular among seniors, but its costs are 40 percent cheaper than originally conceived. That is the power of giving the patient the ability to go…

Madam Speaker, last week this House did something that should be common but is getting rarer and rarer. We passed a bipartisan piece of legislation with a vote of 417 2. That was the STOCK Act, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge…

I'm very concerned that about what you're now calling another review process and whether this is just an effort to slow down or stop progress on this incredibly important project.

it's my intent to make sure that we do everything possible to make sure they have the full commitment to be able to move forward with this project.

I appreciate the efforts in working with us on a clean energy manufacturing strategy.

A republic once equally poised must either preserve its virtue or lose its liberty.

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

Should your parishioners... have First Amendment rights of conscience?

I have heard the Constitution being attacked, being denigrated.

I don't normally quote from Joseph Stalin, but today he said something appropriate about liberty. He said, "America is like a healthy body, and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality, its spiritual life. If we can…

What is the compelling State interest in providing free contraception? It is available to 98 percent of the people in this country.

Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the critical role of community colleges and the role that they play in economic recovery and the continued growth of our communities across the Seventh Congressional District of Alabama and this…

Do you also believe that all options should remain on the table when it comes to stopping them from getting a nuclear capability?

Congress is about to introduce a resolution that says containment of a nuclear-capable Iran is not a good national security strategy.