Trent Franks

I believe the recent Executive action by the President on illegal immigration is categorically incompatible with that oath.

We are now witnessing him, seeing our most vital and cherished ally, Israel, feeling abandoned and alone.

We have witnessed him set a faulty red line in Syria.

We have witnessed this President ignore the green movement in Iran.

I think that for us to suggest that North Korea represents no national security threat to the United States is ludicrous.

We have sanctioned them for 50 years to starvation and they have tested three times and I think that calls into question the efficacy of sanctioning countries to reduce their nuclear weapons pursuit.

Where you have religious freedom it seems like there is much greater embrace of human rights in general as well.

It seems to be the cornerstone of freedom in general, certainly here in America and I think across the world.

If we fail religious freedom then there is really no foundation to build any notion that there is inherent human dignity.

I truly believe that Chris Smith is one of the great champions we have for the cause of human dignity and freedom in the world.

A significant collapse of the grid, precipitated by a major natural or man-made EMP event, could result in catastrophic civilian casualties.

In a matter of weeks or months at most, a worst-case scenario could bring devastation beyond imagination.

Our entire American way of life relies upon electrical power and technology.

The threat is real, and the implications are profoundly sobering.

A significant collapse of the grid precipitated by a major natural or man-made event, EMP or otherwise, could result in catastrophic civilian casualties.

Nearly every single facet of modern human life in America is now susceptible to being crippled by a major natural or man-made EMP event.

I constantly find myself shaking my head at the decisions and actions of this President.

Do you think what the administration is saying regarding Al Qaeda's demonstrative diminishment and being on the run is truthful?

If the people had approached you and said, well, we are atheist and we are offended by any prayer, would that have motivated you to say, well, we wouldn't pray at all?

This is about a military capability that we protect religious freedom, and religious freedom goes to the very heart of who we are as a people and as a Nation.

It is my contention that those who defend our country are the most noble figures in society.

H.R. 7 will ensure that American taxpayers are not involved in funding the destruction of innocent human life through abortion on demand.

In poll after poll, the American people have overwhelmingly expressed their opposition to the Federal funding of abortions.

Now is the time to pass one piece of legislation that puts Members on record supporting a prohibition on any Federal funding of abortion no matter where in the Federal system that funding might occur.

It occurs to me, Mr. Chairman, that the highway of history is littered with the wreckage of socialist enterprises.