Jody Hice

Not to mention that, it is also un-American and unconstitutional for ----

College really has no business trying to cure people of their background.

We have got to accept the fact that you are different from I am and I am different from you, and it is okay.

They are restricted to free speech zones where Christian organizations are kicked off campuses or even forced to allow non-Christians to take leadership roles in the Christian organization.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you allowing me to be a part of this hearing today.

This is insanity. It is absolute insanity to me.

I find this stunning. A lot of these are very important minerals, and minerals that we have here in the United States.

We are so encumbered with regulations, mitigation, litigation, and whatever other 'ation' we want to talk about.

Citizen petitions and suits are critically important to wildlife conservation, as they present new science.

There are a lot of Georgians who go to the Gulf for recreational fishing.

I think it is important that we reduce the red tape that is associated with seismic surveying.

This is more than just about energy independence, it is about national security.

I thank the gentleman for that.

We believe God gave us this land that we live in, and we should work it to our benefit.

If you can't fire someone, that is pretty good job security, or if you make it so difficult that it literally is an act of Congress to fire someone, that is pretty significant job security.

I have a bill myself, H.R. 1364, that would prohibit Federal employees who are using 80 percent or more of their time on official time in any given year, that they would not--that year would not be counted as creditable service for…

It ought to be the pastor, it ought to be the church that has a right to determine what is spoken from the pulpit, not the government.

I find great offense that we continue hearing that this is all about laundering dirty money through the churches.

This amendment is an accident in our Nation's history.

They have done just that by being the gatekeeper, unfairly targeting pastors, churches, nonprofits.

The IRS should not be allowed to violate the Constitution.

Perhaps we ought to add 501(c)(3)s to the endangered species list.

The purpose why the Johnson Amendment came about in the first place, was it enacted to stop political speech from political opponents?

Somebody needs to be accountable for it, folks.

The abuse that has been inflicted on American citizens by the IRS is inexcusable and it is time that there is accountability and some change that takes place at the IRS.