Mr. Chairman, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee is correct. This was in the original FREEDOM Act, and it was stripped out in his committee. That is why many of the Members who originally sponsored the FREEDOM Act did not, in fact…

Mr. Chairman, 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 new section: Sec. __. (a) Except as…

Mr. Chairman, my friend from Texas is correct. The American people can be kept safe, and we can follow the Constitution. We don't have to disregard it, and that is what this amendment would allow us to do, to keep the American people safe…

Mr. Chairman, the American people are sick of being spied on. Our Founding Fathers wrote an important provision into the Bill of Rights--the Fourth Amendment--and that requires probable cause and a warrant before the government and…

I assure you there is not enough data in Kentucky either.

I think--yeah, user fees I think are the best. You know, put the cost----right there where it is being used.

Congressman Blumenauer has a bill that he has introduced about opening up the use of mileage-based user fees.

Let's consider that the reason for the distraction actually may be improving safety as well.

Wouldn't it be more effective just to set the guidelines for the homebuilders to follow and not require them to get permits?

If they don't discharge pollutants, why do they need a permit?

Why does everybody have to ask 'Mother, may I?' to the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers if they just want to build a home for somebody?