It is a measurement. But I don't think it is the measurement. I mean, I was in a war with a lot of body counts every day. We lost everyone.

And particularly Venezuelan oil bothers me, but do we have a geopolitical responsibility to allow some importation of Venezuelan oil?

So one of the reasons I ran for Congress 16 years ago was the high level of reliance on foreign fuel to full our economy and wanted to change that.

The problem of illegal immigration is nothing new, but, this year, the surge of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children... has further strained our communities' resources.

The President's decision to not enforce certain immigration laws has only made this problem worse.

Safety recalls are often marked by tragedy; that is what brings it to our attention.

Safety recalls are often marked by tragedy. But they are even more troubling when the very equipment being recalled is intended to save lives.

I want to welcome everyone to our hearing today for the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee.

We are very conscious of and concerned with the President's Climate Action Plan, which could seriously jeopardize the reliability and affordability of Americans' electricity.

We must improve the accuracy of cost estimates and critically examine the use of qualitative factors to justify changes that are not truly cost-beneficial.

I hope we can focus on the Commission's principles of good regulation--independence, openness, efficiency, clarity, and reliability.

I urge the chairman to bring this bill up for consideration in this subcommittee or to ask House leadership to put it on the suspension calendar without delay.

With so much at stake, we must have a Nuclear Regulatory Commission that provides regulatory stability and pursues justified, defensible safety improvements.

It is a responsibility of the Congress.

Anbar is in danger.

The United States should send a clear message that forced localization and other restrictions on data flows are commercial regulations that affect businesses.

I am hopeful that Congress will send a unified message to current and future trading partners that trade barriers will not be tolerated.

We are in a different situation today, in what the President has laid out to the American people as to what his objectives are.