There is only one institution that is as old as humanity itself. There is only one institution that we know is right for raising children. There is only one institution that we know is best to teach our children our values of faith, our…

I want to argue that marriage is not a civil right. It is not a civil right for a man and a woman, it is not a civil right for two consenting adults, and, in fact, it is not a right whatsoever. It is a privilege. The reason I declare…

One of the questions that we need to answer here before this Congress is, what is a hate crime? And that question seems real simple, but the answer to that question is almost always, any crime committed against any individual, especially a…

Yes. By the way, I remember the first time we met and that I approached and introduced myself. I asked a question of the gentleman and that was, what does it do to psychology, to the politics of America if every time Johnny or Sally, when…

I ran against a certified public accountant two years ago who should have had a maximum amount of credibility on finances and economics, and he came out in favor of the IRS. I came out in favor of eliminating the IRS. I am here. He is not…

this tax policy, H.R. 25, the fair tax is about freedom. There is so much freedom that we do not realize we have lost over the last 91 or 92 years that we have had this Tax Code because we get used to the IRS coming into our homes and into…

This is about immigration. It is about immigration. I know it is because I see the apologists for illegal immigrants come to the floor and give speech after speech after speech. And the people over on this side of the aisle want to open…

I believe every life is a precious creation and that suicide is a tragic and terrible way to lose a family member or friend. One would automatically assume if you are against suicide, you will vote in favor of this bill; however, nothing…

I will tell you that this is not a civil right. You can look in title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and there it says race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Those things are all immutable characteristics, with the exception of…

I looked into this argument; and to transfer this authority to Homeland Security, there is no existing precedent for enforcement of this law by Homeland Security. It is a legitimate function of the Department of Justice to enforce Federal…

I had authored an amendment to this legislation that would prohibit funds intended for use for endangered species' habitat restoration from being used by the Fish and Wildlife Service and State Departments of Natural Resources. I am not…

I represent a part of the State of Iowa. Iowa is last in the Nation in Medicare reimbursement rates. Now we are seeing an increase in medical malpractice premiums. Good things do come out of California. This is a good idea. It is a good…

I am a former employer. I started a business in 1975; and I met payroll for 28 years, 1,400-and-some consecutive weeks. I was one of the first employers in my industry to provide health insurance for my employees. It was a difficult thing…

Twenty-five years ago, I got audited one too many times. That one too many times caused me to go back to work fuming after all the time I had lost and money that I had lost, and I still to this day believe I filed everything exactly…

It occurs to me as I listen to the gentlemen from Georgia, the offices that I can go to and always get the right price on a small complimentary bag of peanuts, that a person would have to be nuts not to go for this program. And you all…

The economy will grow faster. So when we look at it from that perspective, there are easy answers for the retailers. More money in the hands of people. They will spend that money. The other question out there is the one that has to do with…

I want to conclude with why we ought to eliminate the entire Internal Revenue Service code and why we ought to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service entirely and why we ought to give people back their freedom and why we should cease…

For many years now, this Congress, in response to the people of the United States of America, have fought diligently to end the most ghastly and ghoulish and gruesome procedure known to modern man. And as we have done so, this Congress has…

I would like to give a perspective of No Child Left Behind that is a little bit different perspective for some of the other States, those States that may not believe there is a significant advantage to them. I have the privilege of being…

I would like to point out, also, that as Republicans, we stand here in this Congress together and we work toward a common goal. Those who have been listening here will hear a consistent voice about the progress that we have made, the Jobs…

I want to argue that there is hardly a legitimate minimum wage in this country at all. Most people are working for more than the minimum wage. Our economy has grown past that, and the minimum wage itself sometimes keeps people from getting…

I would add to that there is a different philosophy today than there was when your grandparents came here or when mine came here. My grandmother came over from Germany. I remember her advice to my father who went off to kindergarten on his…

initially I would like to thank the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers) for bringing this bill before us. It is something I have looked at for some time, and it is something that I certainly support. It would be my endeavor to bring…

As you sit in your living rooms this evening and you consider what you have heard, you have heard our President's name used over and over again, never in a complimentary fashion, not particularly derogatory, given some of the evenings I…

I rise today not only because of St. Patrick's Day but because it is also National Agriculture Week. Iowa ranks number one in the Nation in corn, soybean, pork and egg production, and second in total agricultural exports. We have a fertile…