But every recommendation we make aims to strengthen the capacity of the House so that we can better serve all Americans and our constituents.
Tom Graves
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March 3, 2020
It is through his commitment to success and thinking outside of the box that we have been able to break the mold and get things done.
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There has to be some agreed-upon system because they turn into political issues whether people meant them to or not.
I think part of the conflict here between the parties is a sense, okay, is this open borders, anybody can come that wants to come and have to be received and give them resources, or, you know, what do we really do in terms of cases where…
The child separation policy I think has been an enormous mistake and I think has poisoned the debate and the discussion a great deal.
It is critically important, though, that technology companies that serve Americans act in an open and transparent manner.
I think this is an important time in the history of our country, that we do not allow any political party to weaponize any form of our government against their adversary.
It just seems like we have a chairman, and potentially a party, that is attempting to weaponize the IRS for political gain.
I applaud you and the Administration for being one the most pro-life Administrations that we have seen in many, many years.
I think about so many students today who are stuck in schools that just aren't working for them.
A great education should not be determined by where you live or by who you know, and it should not be determined by family income.
I hope we could be a country that just values life in general from beginning to end, its natural end.
For me and Mr. Harris and others, life is at conception for us, and anything that ceases that is the taking of a life.
I sort of find it comical that there is a faux outrage about the spending cuts.
Now it gives me no pleasure to say this, but neither the current President or the last President addressed this.
The great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But you destroy our farms, and the grass will grow in the streets in every city in…
Annual deficits are on the verge of exceeding $1 trillion each year for the foreseeable future in interest payments.
Maintaining the integrity of our country's elections is fundamental to our democracy.
We do not want the American people to have to pay more of their hard-earned money to be able to support the government that we have.
it is, I think, fair for the Secretary to respond that they are going to fully comply with the law when I think we all know this is a political stunt by the new majority that just could not wait to get a gavel and to scour through all of…
There has been no altering of an election outcome. There is no evidence of that.
It is really up to us to embrace it or not embrace it, and as history has shown, we typically do not embrace reductions in spending.





