"I would urge my colleagues to check that out, H.R. 2793, and cosponsor."
"My passion for this comes from the idea that government should be open and transparent."
"Congress must ensure that, when it comes to FOIA, agencies are following the law."
"Nothing makes government more accountable than making its actions open and transparent to those that are paying the bills."
"I represent a rural district. I'm just wondering what the burden is."
"never tell Members of Congress that you have $6 billion in reserves because that money will be spent in some other way."
"Do you think that the immigration policies of the administration that have encouraged hundreds of thousands of people to cross the border illegally, does that have an effect on morale at your agency?"
"If we can't, as a government, create more certainty so that business people can grow, we will never deal with the $18.3 trillion debt that we now have."
"But if you give that one a chance and you don't give this one a chance, Senator Buck, then you go to the Department of Justice."
"It's that kind of regulatory burden that we put on job creators that's causing us problems."
"the sense of mission is becoming frayed."