Acting to overturn the election would be antithetical to his controversial view of conservatism.

Mike, you have no flexibility on this. None. Zero. Forget it.

Given the strain of rising health care costs on our budget and the diverse array of healthcare providers, information technology will be a critical component of our future healthcare system.

Effective utilization of information technology in the medical field has the potential to fundamentally change healthcare in our country.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Our friend Mr. Tipton from Colorado was talking about some of the President's comments about business owners and people who created businesses, when he said that, you know, if you have a business, you…

You're exactly right. Because of all the different agencies that there are to respond to, they're worried that, if they actually challenge the ruling or challenge the regulation that is being put upon them, then they will actually have…

I very much agree with that. One thing that Mr. Gardner from Colorado was talking about in terms of actually taking into account in the cost-benefit analysis is the impact on jobs. I've talked to a number of businesses, and they say that…

You know, it is kind of a shame that we actually have to pass something like this. But so much power has been amassed in the executive branch that we need pieces of legislation like the REINS Act, like this bill. But the thing is is that…

No. I think Ronald Reagan said the scariest words you can hear are: ``I'm from the government. I'm here to help.'' I think that that is basically what our small businesses are saying right now, that if you have the government knocking on…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment, because it would have allowed ideological special interest groups to block mining permits through lawsuits funded by taxpayer dollars. The Equal Access to Justice…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, the Supreme Court voted to uphold ObamaCare. This decision confirms that the repeal of ObamaCare must take place in the very body in which it began. This decision reminds us…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today's vote is long overdue. For months, my colleagues and I have worked to uncover the truth about Operation Fast and Furious, which cost the life of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in my…

At a time of record-breaking debt and deficits--or really anytime for that matter--it boggles the mind that the Obama administration would spend $20 million of taxpayer money to pay for propaganda on behalf of ObamaCare. Yet that has…

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. 542. None of the funds made available by this Act…

On rollcall No. 235 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Stated against:

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I do agree with the gentleman from Pennsylvania that we need to make sure that we are allowing people to get good jobs. And that's the biggest problem that I have with this guidance is that, when you're…

I'm offering this amendment with my good friends and colleagues, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Woodall. It would block the new EEOC enforcement guidance that limits employers' ability to look at criminal records in their hiring…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 11, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $21,000,000)''. Page 11, line 20, after the dollar amount…

This amendment would strike the new Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia, also called AmTech, and apply the $21 million that was provided in the bill to the spending-reduction account. This new program is intended to establish a…

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 Arizona will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: construction of…

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 9, strike lines 8 through 18 and insert the following: ``(1) Limitation.--The Federal Government may…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak in favor of this bipartisan amendment that I'm offering along with Congresswoman Eshoo, Congressman Thompson, and Congressman Broun. H.R. 3523 is designed to increase the sharing of government…

I just want to thank the chairman and the ranking member and their staffs for working tirelessly on this bill. It's a good bill, and this amendment, I believe, strengthens it. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his work on this important piece of legislation. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 5, the PATH Act, because our country is in urgent need of medical malpractice reform. Currently, we have a…