Vern Buchanan

If you are not going to do it, tell me you are not going to do it, and we will give the business to China.

If we do not get this done, in my opinion, in the next three or four months, you end up in the political season after the summer.

I recently introduced legislation that ensures that foreign terrorists are tried in military courts instead of civilian courts like common criminals. Attorney General Holder originally wanted some terrorists, including the mastermind of…

I represent a gulf coast district in Florida; so the safety of our coastlines is critical--it's of the utmost importance to me. I am troubled that Cuba is moving ahead with plans to drill oil 50 miles off Florida's coast. Florida doesn't…

I think this is a $1 trillion large entitlement going forward, and it does little or nothing for small businesses in the country.

I stand before you today as a self-made businessman with 30 years of experience. I have been fortunate to create thousands of jobs, meet payrolls, and balance budgets. As the past chairman of the Florida Chamber, which represents 137,000…

Despite $14 trillion in debt, Congress continues to waste taxpayers' money. The Senate is now debating the Senate bill, loaded with more than 6,000 earmarks, including research for maple syrup in Vermont. This barrel of pork totals $8.3…

Job creation is priority number one. Fourteen million Americans are striving every day to find a job. But what they fail to understand in Washington, to get a job, you've got to promote small business and free enterprise and…

Our national debt is quickly approaching $14 trillion. Yesterday, Congress approved another trillion dollars, funding government next year, without making the necessary cuts. This spending bill does nothing to reverse the out-of-control…

As our national debt climbs to $14 trillion, on its way to $20 trillion, I commend the President for taking on this new Debt Commission. But the bottom line is for the last 50 years, we've balanced the budget five times out of 50. If you…

When we talk about this tax debate, it needs to be less about politics and more about doing what's right for the American people. On January 1, everybody's taxes are going to go up $3.9 trillion overall. The lowest tax bracket goes from 15…

This weekend I had an opportunity in my community, Sarasota, Florida, to talk to a couple hundred people, working families and small businesses. They've had to cut their expenses 20, 30 percent, but yet Congress is incapable of cutting its…

America is struggling under the weight of its debt and a failing economy. Worse, Washington isn't listening. One of two new tools that we're trying to put forth, and I think they're great opportunities for the American people, is America…

It is my privilege today to introduce and thank Dr. John Cross, who gave the opening prayer. The Senior Pastor at South Biscayne Church in Florida, he represents a county that I'm in, my largest county, Sarasota County, in North Port, our…

This week, I introduced the Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010. This Deepwater spill is the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. My bill would prevent future disasters from happening. Number one, we want to reform the Interior…

The national debt now exceeds $13 trillion. It took 206 years to get the first trillion dollars of national debt; the last trillion it took 6 months. If you took 13 trillion dollars and stacked them next to each other, you could go to…

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico they claim is going to be the largest ecological disaster in the history of the country. Over 3 million barrels of oil have already leaked into the Gulf, 200,000 gallons a day. They say they might not…

I introduced a bill that would eliminate sweetheart deals. Recently, the current health care bill that got passed, I know in my area, in my town hall meetings, talking to a lot of Americans, people are concerned about the health care bill…

I oppose this bill. It does nothing to lower costs or little to lower costs, it raises taxes $540 billion, and it cuts Medicare. Being in business and signing the front of payroll checks, I can tell you that one of the biggest concerns…

Speaker Pelosi recently said that we have to pass the health care bill so we can find out what's in it. I can tell you what's in it. It does nothing for cost. I'm not a career politician. I have been in business for myself for 30 years and…

As most people know, Warren Buffett was an early adviser to President Obama. Just this week, Buffett said the President should scrap the health care bill and start over. He noted the American people are not behind this bill. He said the…

Congress will raise the debt ceiling $1.9 trillion to $14.6 trillion this week. The deficit last year, $1.5 trillion. The budget introduced on Monday is another $1.5 trillion. We're over $12 trillion in debt, on our way to $20 trillion…

Yesterday, I introduced the Job Creation Act of 2010. The number one priority in America should be jobs and helping small businesses. My five-point plan is to provide tax relief for small businesses. Instead of writing off equipment over 5…

I have been in business for 30 years. Your first term, my second term. But that was my number one issue by far is these runaway deficits. And since I came in 2006, we've got $1.4 trillion. We've picked up another $2 trillion. Another 20…

This week, I introduced legislation that requires terrorists to be tried in military courts. The American people are outraged that foreign terrorists that are waging war against the United States are being treated as common criminals. The…