Tom Graves

Maintaining the integrity of our country's elections is fundamental to our democracy.

And when we begin handcuffing law enforcement, instead of handcuffing criminals, then that's not something we're going to support.

In the last five years, average premiums in the Obamacare market in Oklahoma have increased over 225 percent.

I wholeheartedly support efforts by the Trump administration to create more affordable options for consumers, protect human life, and respect an individual's right of conscience.

Higher premiums and limited options are the daily reality of Obamacare in Oklahoma.

I think we all also agree that the duty, whether it is an investment adviser or a broker-dealer, owed to a client, should match that client's expectations.

For too long we have asked our military to do too much with too few resources, forcing difficult decisions and delaying critical maintenance priorities.

As chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, I am grateful for the opportunity to ensure our soldiers, sailors, and airmen and marines have the training, equipment, and resources they need to complete their mission.

The Senate doesn't often follow our great example, trust me.

They don't think anybody can do anything with this place up here, and, for the most part, I think they are right.

On what legal basis are you withholding the records the committee has requested pertaining to the processes the FSOC uses to designate and de-designate nonbank financial institutions as systematically important financial institutions?

On what legal basis have you been withholding subpoenaed request of records relating to the $5 billion in unlawful payments to insurance companies as requested by the Ways and Means Committee 1 year ago?

The American people and particularly those in the 14th District of Georgia are just mad. They are frustrated.

They hear the comments, such as yours just now, of, 'oh, well, the debt's going to go down over time in relation to something else,' when, actually, the number is going up over time.

I believe whenever you have very difficult, challenging decisions, it is better to err on the side of less government intrusion in the marketplace.

the sentiment among my constituents is distrust.

you are punishing low- to middle-income earners and benefiting the wealthy.

the administration is somewhat talking out of both sides of its mouth.

the effects of sequestration for the things that we are responsible for, the Navy, the Marine Corps, were in 2013 devastating and will be in the future.

This is a mission we have been doing since the Second World War. We will not slow down.

It is $5.8 billion of taxpayers' money being sent to people whom do not deserve it and who are criminals?

I would hope you would agree with us that really the Federal Government has no role in picking winners and losers when it comes to legally operating businesses.

Come hell or high water.

I find it a little hard to believe that the administration feels that efforts to keep drugs away from our children and out of our communities should be reduced.

The state of Georgia has been through a tremendous amount of furloughs over the last several years; teachers have been furloughed 10, 11, 12 days, but voluntarily saying, you know what? I am willing to do that for the state because, one, I…