Again, I would like to thank the author. And let me clarify: there are many of us who could explain what the turkeys are talking about in Texas, but I don't think it is appropriate on this floor. But I have to say that you are right, so…

I want to thank him for a lot of reasons, but it was nice that you proposed a 2-page bill, not a 2,000-page bill. It was nice that you gave us over a week to be able to review it rather than a few hours. And it is darn nice to see that we…

What worries some of us is that we are starting to see this as being an excuse to intervene in other companies.

I think one of the greatest things when you read the Federal papers is the concept of rights and responsibilities go together.

This issue is going to be addressed now, not just as an individual's privacy issue but as a national security issue.

In San Diego, if my memory serves me, we actually in the 1980's lost some children to unexploded munitions.

I will tell you, first of all, Mr. Chairman, that one really sticks out, because why we have our military and local government exempt, when the postal system ends up looking like the deep pockets?

The ethanol mandate, the 10 percent by volume constitutes a $6 a gallon impact on the consumer.

the only thing worse than having to be on the management side of this is being the men and women who are actually working out there in the field

I think the challenge here is that we have a constitutional obligation.

I think that it is essential that those of us along the Frontera point out, that, unlike the airports, people do not fly into the United States specifically to get free medical care.

I think this is an indictment on the system that worries about perceptions more than allowing people to make that choice themselves to protect their health.