Tim Huelskamp

I think we are. We're very unified, and if Harry Reid is confused or the president of the United States is confused that somehow we're going to fold and let them win on everything...

What I heard last night from the president, what I'm still hearing from Harry Reid is that you either give us everything we want or he's going to keep the government closed down.

I refuse to take that exemption and it's unfair to exempt members of Congress and the cabinet and big business and require it for all other Americans.

Today I rise in support of H.R. 1302. Participation in SNAP has grown 83 percent since 2008 and will cost us nearly $80 billion this year alone. It is imperative that Congress takes steps to rein in this out-of-control entitlement, and I…

At the end of the day, 20 million veterans have their data breached and we have no answers on that...

Freedom of speech and religion and the recognition of the God-given dignity of every human life are core principles upon which America was founded, but these inherent freedoms are being attacked. The Southern Poverty Law Center is one of…

Today, I rise to pay tribute to the life of Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz of Junction City, Kansas, who died on June 8 at the age of 95. A native Kansan and Kansas State University graduate, Dick went through the sixth jump school…

I hope we continue to look forward to the export side of the equation because that is tremendous growth and resulting prosperity for rural America.

I appreciate the chairman's bringing folks in here to talk about that because it has an impact obviously on some of the very large businesses in this country, but for the very small businesses it is amazing how highly dependent they are on…

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 Kansas will be postponed. Amendment No. 102 Offered by Mr. Southerland The Acting CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subtitle A of title IV, strike section 4007 and insert the following: SEC. 4007. ELIMINATING THE…

I would like to yield 1 minute to a member of the Ag Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer).

I appreciate the opportunity to visit on this. I do believe in an individual's right to earn a living, to start a business, to earn a profit, to grow that business, and to expand to meet new market opportunities without government…

May I inquire of the balance of the time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kansas has 3 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate waiting on a few other folks to speak. One thing I would like to point out, I appreciate the arguments of my colleague from Texas that indicates these are commonsense reforms. I think most Americans…

It is important that taxpayer dollars appropriated to VA are properly spent on providing the care and benefits our veterans have earned, not sending VA employees abroad on taxpayer subsidized vacations that do little to improve the care…

Thank you, Congresswoman Hartzler. I appreciate you leading our efforts and discussion tonight on a very important topic. Obviously, as you do mention, it is oftentimes a forgotten topic. I'm certain we all have our stories about our dads…

I thank the chairman. I appreciate the opportunity to visit here today. First, I'd like to visit about two heroes in the history of our country. One would be Father Emil Kapaun. I had the honor of being at the White House a couple of…

I want to thank the chairman for yielding to me. I appreciate, especially, his efforts on the NDAA last year in which we were able to add language that would require the Department of Defense to adopt new regulations to protect the…

Thank you, Congressman Fortenberry. It is a pleasure to be here. I will warn you, as I will warn those who are listening, I'm going to try to be frank. And obviously, short, candid and truthful. But I think it may be uncomfortable to hear…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the topic of NBAF. As has been mentioned by my colleague from Kansas, currently in the United States there is not a single research facility that is able to conduct research at Biosafety Level 4…

I move to strike the last word, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kansas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I won't take quite that long, but I appreciate the opportunity to visit about this amendment. I have always thought bonuses and performance awards to employees should only be given out to those who go above and beyond the expectations laid…

Can you explain how you merit such a large amount in bonuses?

President Obama and his legislative supporters promised us many things in ObamaCare. Some folks might call this misinformation, but today I call them whoppers. Whopper No. 1: we were promised ObamaCare will reduce the deficit. Instead…