The FOCUS Act makes significant revisions to the Lacey Act, revisions that we believe are necessary to prevent Americans from having their businesses raided by armed federal agents.

Most recently, just this past August, Henry Juszkiewicz, the Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar Corporation, had his company raided by armed federal agents.

it is an attack upon our sovereignty, as Senator Rand Paul mentioned in his testimony.

it seemed like there was a general consensus that we do have a problem and we have to deal with it

I think if you had all Presidential appointees and Senate confirmation, that would be okay.

Not only do we want to know about policy--and a lot will be discussed today about the particular policies and how to guide that policy--but one thing we should not forget about is the nature of money.

I personally believe that over these many decades, the Federal Reserve has gotten a free pass.

It really smacks at our sovereignty, it smacks at the concept that we create the laws in our country.

I was aghast when I learned that what they were accused of was not even breaking a U.S. law, they are accused of breaking a foreign law.

I refer to the Lacey Act as 'dangerous' because of the ways in which it has already wreaked havoc in the lives of many innocent Americans.

I am honored to be here today to urge the House and Senate to move forward on the Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012--the FOCUS Act (S. 2062 & H.R. 1471).

Make the law, but it would then be a U.S. law. But don't say that we are going to accept all the laws of Kenya.

It is a Federal offense to import fish, wildlife or plants in violation of any foreign law.

I was appalled, you know, that this could happen in the United States of America, that we would send in Federal agents from the Fish and Wildlife with automatic weapons to invade a company that hires, you know, 2,800 people around our…

We cannot walk away from ours.

That is what these proposals are about.

the second a foreclosure sign goes up on your block, your home value drops by as much as $10,000.

Let me personally commend Senator Menendez for his very, very thoughtful proposal.