Aaron Schock

I will say this, as I've said before, I take the law and my compliance very seriously, and based on the team of professionals that I've hired to review my office's processes and procedures, including the former head of the Federal Election…

I know that when I take a trip and I post photos online, it can create the misimpression of being out of touch or an image that is not worthy of my constituents.

I would hate to see a future generation's Social Security dollars that they have paid in swept to pay for the unfunded liability in the Social Security Disability Fund, which it appears is where we are headed if we do not do something more…

The time is now for some action, and the sooner we take action the less bloody and nasty it has got to be

I hope that we can embrace a JFK strategy with this Congress and this President.

Each year we have raised the minimum wage the percent of people living in poverty has gone up.

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 Illinois will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Higgins

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I appreciate my friend's comments from California. I would just remind the gentleman that this is a near carbon copy of language that was implemented in the State of Massachusetts. It has had a very minimal effect, and it has impacted and…

That is a lie.

I am just wondering, from your perspective as that Federal employee, did you seek any legal counsel or legal opinion on whether or not you could go ahead and not implement a portion of the law passed by Congress?

Unless you are adamant that you are going to go to 7 years, all this is doing is creating uncertainty within the pharmaceutical industry and making them not want to invest.

For anyone to suggest that these individuals' rights should be limited more so than others' simply because of their political beliefs is nothing more than discrimination.

Would that be an appropriate question to a 501(c)3 applicant, the content of one's prayers?

The IRS' stellar reputation of being above partisan politics has been shattered by these revelations.

The IRS attempt a week ago to clean up and apologize for abusing conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status is really the proverbial tip of the iceberg.

Through tax reform, we hope to no longer remain the country with the highest employer tax rate in a worldwide system of additional taxation.

It is important that we give employers and individuals the certainty that their taxes will not increase by over $500 billion in the short term.

For so many reasons, this provision of the bill is flawed. I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting the repeal of section 18, and simply ask this: Regardless of where your support lies as to the underlying bill, why are we doing…

I would like to inquire of my time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 112, strike line 18 and all that follows through page 118, line 2, and redesignate succeeding…

It is one thing to say you don't like the rules; it is another thing to write the rules and then criticize people for following the rules.

We should not be afraid of deadlines. In fact, they are action-forcing events.

No, I was not born when Ronald Reagan became President, but what a tribute to President Ronald Reagan this is. Rarely in Congress do we run out of time when we're talking about an issue, but Democrat-Republican time has expired. I had…