Brian Bilbray

We talk about we need a Manhattan Project for energy independent.

I just want to assure everybody our surge wall is three times what they had in Japan.

I want to congratulate the gentleman's State of New Mexico because, I tell you something, as a Californian, I am sort of envious. California spent lots of money on our universities, lots of money on our research. We have some of the best…

The minority will support this bill. And, as pointed out by the gentlelady, this is probably--in fact, I would kind of challenge my own history background--the only general sport that has its origin from the New World. Lacrosse was…

I appreciate the leadership on this item. I appreciate the fact that this naming is more punctual than the last. Maybe we're seeing a positive train here, but I think that the gentleman from Ohio explained it quite appropriately and…

But let's talk about something we can agree is a success, and that is we were able to meet on this bill. [...] you will be assured that it will be said to be made in America.

I think that bipartisan support for the fact that we want flags flying over our Capitol that are made in America, with American material and by Americans who are legally here, was a great message to send. I think that one of the things…

I think all of us that go home and talk to our constituents understand that the exchanges with the average citizen for a Member of Congress has been let's just say brisk to say the least. And one of the greatest things that the American…

This bill will start on a pattern towards earning the trust back from the American people. But we do not have a right to ask them to trust us with more money until we prove to them that we can correct this problem and take care of the…

Again, I call on all of us to vote together to support this bill and to use it as a marker for more progress at clarifying and opening up the government process and allowing the average citizen to participate. And the only way to do that…

I just want to use this instance to thank Chairman Towns. At a time when the American people are crying out for bipartisan effort, I think his leadership on a very critical committee, the Oversight Committee, has been stellar in a manner…

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…

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The 6-foot to me sounds absolutely absurd, as somebody who grew up crossing that border.

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.

Metro has become a way to live, not just to commute.

I believe that the Clean Air Act should be amended to require it so that it helps local people to do the right thing.