I believe the only way to ensure Congress acts with fiscal restraint over the long term is to pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Imagine the harm it would do to the most vulnerable members of our society if the funding for these programs were held hostage to yearly budget negotiations.

So probably the Protestant work ethic would be some of that, and I recognize that.

Energy is at the heart of the American economy. Energy powers our homes and businesses, and it is vital that America has access to the most affordable and most extensive sources of energy possible.

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was created with these goals in mind: to promote the development of affordable, low pollution, domestically produced fuel sources.

I appreciate that answer, because in the end of this, it is a political question before this United States Congress.

But I can't help but think that if we approach this issue in a bipartisan fashion, that we can find a path forward for an RFS that works for all the parties involved.

the American people never got a verdict from the United States Senate.

I would submit that, if Congress decided to impeach perhaps the director of the IRS, that we could do so for any reason or no reason at all.

I wanted to make sure that I was listening carefully.

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska for bringing this amendment. I would like to just focus us on what this is about. This is a Humane Society of the United States vegan/ vegetarian kind of initiative. It is about taking meat off the…

I would point out that I disagree with the gentleman from Arizona. There is a provision that allows the MAVNI program to be used by the Secretary of Defense, and it has notwithstanding language: Notwithstanding paragraph, the Secretary…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is now in…

My amendment is a bit different than the gentleman from Alabama's previous amendment in that I drafted this amendment to block the use of any funds within this appropriations bill from being used by our military to house illegal aliens or…

I would point out the distinction that the ranking member defines as without a difference, without a distinction. There is a difference, and the distinction is that the previous amendment said no new construction and no renovation on…

I have an amendment at the desk made in order by the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec. __. None of the funds…

I would say again, addressing you, and with the attention of the body, that this is one of the pieces that the President has used to go outside the bounds of his authority and inside the bounds of our constitutional authority. I have made…

My amendment is very similar to Mr. Gosar's. I think it is important that we continue the debate on this particular issue. What it says is that none of the funds made available by this act may be used to extend the expiration date of the…

It's impossible to know even all the agencies that regulate your business, let alone know all of the regulations.

And I think that my time is nearly out, but I would like to ask a concluding question to Ms. Heriot, because you put the most provocative testimony out here in front of this panel.

I thank the witnesses for not only your testimony but your deep and diligent due effort on here on this.

This turns, in my opinion, on the difference between immutable characteristics and mutable characteristics.

But the question was about without a de novo review, how does a person ever achieve justice if they're appealing back to the same agency that has created the regulation that they claim that the individual's in violation of?

it would be an understatement to say that the transgender guidance goes beyond what Title IX, which was passed in 1972, actually requires.