when someone has paid their debt, that debt is paid, and they ought to be able to reenter society.

As inconvenient as it might seem, I mean, for years and years and years, we relied on paper ballots.

we don't want the Federal Government's involvement in this to infringe upon the State's authority to conduct elections.

This Administration has seized upon a real opportunity to undo much of the damage our government has created through years of overregulation.

This is not a political issue. This is--it is, in my opinion, a public emergency and to bring the politics into it, I think, is inappropriate.

I'm not satisfied with a matter of months. I want to know why you can't produce an audit.

I really want to do what we can to improve the opportunities for people in rural areas, particularly in giving people access to healthcare.

I'd like to believe that making our regulations effective, yet less burdensome, would be and should be a worthy bipartisan objective.

It's about getting the right regulations in place and protecting the taxpayer in terms of funds.

Some of the feedback I've gotten from private sectors that they're dealing with obsolete regulations, they're dealing with duplications, and in some cases, contradictions.

What they find problematic is the lack of clarity in some cases.

The objective here is not just about saving the economy money, it's bringing predictability, it's sensible regulation.

I think it is extremely important that when the GAO or the OIG make recommendations... Federal departments act on them.

I understand some of the frustration that my colleagues have expressed...

There is a mounting frustration that we identify problems and they don't get addressed.

Thank you for allowing me to participate in this very important hearing.

here in the United States we're not immune to that.

Those are the hard, extreme cases of the violation of religious freedom. Would you agree with that?

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Again, this has been a very collaborative effort by both subcommittees.

Security is not a partisan issue.

I think the issue is, is that we need more quality dogs. We need a much more visible presence.

Our Nation's security is my top priority and should be Congress' number one priority.