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Illegal immigration is as important an issue as any other major policy concern to my constituents, and I know to all Americans. Across the country, there is overwhelming support for immigration reform, and this is due to the general sense…
lest the American people be deceived, the House is finished for today; 2:15 this afternoon, 4 hours and 15 minutes. Yesterday we were in session for less than an hour. Monday we weren't in session at all. This week, 5 hours and 15 minutes…
America, the State of Georgia and this House of Representatives have lost a great public servant, an uncommon leader, and a proud patriot. I am profoundly saddened by the passing of Congressman Charlie Norwood, a gentleman who selflessly…
taxpayer funded luxury travel is not accorded to our brave men and women serving the cause of liberty. However, the new Democrat leadership believes they deserve just that. While the previous Speaker of the House was afforded the use of a…
I find it amusing, distressing actually, that the other side continues to break promise after promise. I read now from "A New Direction for America," which is what the majority party put out prior to the last election, and they said: "Our…
I could not help but just be reminded of the Orwellian sense of how the folks on the other side of the aisle seem to govern. You know, they just seem to think that if they just say it, that it is so. All you have got to do is say it, then…
Exactly. I appreciate the gentleman's comments because they are absolutely true. That is why I call it Orwellian politics, bumper sticker politics, because just because they say it is so does not make it so. I appreciate your comments. I…
I am a strong supporter of a balanced budget, and what you will see on some of the charts and information that we currently have is that the tax policies that have been put in place and the program changes that have been put in place…
I thank you so much for joining us again today and bringing light and truth to an issue that is so remarkably important because it gets to the bottom line for each and every American and each and every American family. What we do at home…
I try to visit as many schools as I can in my district back in Georgia, and when I am in front of student groups, I oftentimes ask them, Do you pay any tax? And of course most often they say, Oh, no. We don't pay any tax. Our parents pay…
in his novel, 1984, George Orwell presents this concept of doublethink, which is defined as, ``The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them.'' I come to the floor today, Mr…
And that things were skipped over quickly. They were. We had 1 hour of debate on a $463 billion appropriations bill. Phenomenal. Phenomenal when you think about it.
I also want to highlight a statement in a letter from the Office of Management and Budget from the Executive Office of the President about these BRAC closings, because I think that it highlights one of the very egregious activities that…
I am so honored and pleased to be able to come to the House floor once again with another version, another edition of what we call the Official Truth Squad. The role of the Official Truth Squad is to attempt to try to bring some honesty…
I can honestly say I don't know of anybody who used that as an issue that they ran on in November. We all appreciate that the American people were interested in change when they voted in November, but I'm with you: I don't think that the…
Sometimes it is hard to get your arms around what do you mean the government being involved in the process. I would suggest to my colleagues here and others who are listening that we already see the inroads of some government decisions…
what if I were to tell you that non-Members of the House of Representatives were about to be given a vote right here in the House? You would say no, can't happen, right? Well, hold on, because it's about to happen and it's about to happen…
I call it patient centered when I am talking about private because it means that patients are empowered to do what they feel is appropriate in their instance. When you have a medical problem or when somebody else has a medical problem…
The desire of those on the left to gradually move every American to Washington-controlled bureaucratic health care is so strong they will stop at nothing.
I know that in this Chamber we can disagree about a lot of things, and we should. Our system works best when ideas are exchanged and the best solutions rise to the top, because it really is a battle of ideas. But in this instance we can…
thank goodness that the 100-hour agenda is over. Maybe now we can get down to doing some real work on behalf of the American people. The celebration by our friends on the other side of the aisle is for a victory of form over substance. In…
I want to also refer to some good work done by the Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation is a group of individuals who talks about responsibility, talks about making certain that individuals have opportunities to succeed in our…
It really is a travesty, because what has happened is that the hopes and dreams of so many Americans have been raised by the rhetoric that we have heard from the other side. In fact, if you look at this again, and you see over a 5-year…
I was stunned when I learned this with the bill that came to the floor today, and I suspect you were as well, and that is that the bill that was on the floor today by the Democrat majority will not assist a single undergraduate student in…
I think the part of the challenge that we have is, this really is a difference in philosophy. It is about who ought to be in control. You highlighted that extremely well, talking about the importance of what we on the Republican side…
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