Mike Johnson

I introduced my plan to fix Social Security. My good friend from Connecticut, Mr. Larson, also has a plan.

Fixing Social Security will require tough choices, choices that will affect the lives of millions of Americans.

Social Security faces serious challenges. The Trustees Report tells us the Social Security trust funds will be exhausted in 2034.

Social Security provides important retirement and disability benefits that millions of Americans rely on.

Americans deserve a fact-based conversation about the tough choices necessary so that Social Security is a program our children and grandchildren can count on.

Americans deserve nothing less.

Jim Bunning was a patriot, a strong supporter of Social Security, and a friend.

The Trump Administration "is bracing for an influx of litigation," per Mr. Johnson's opening statement.

It says something about their motives, I think.

Excessive litigation against the Department drains our taxpayer dollars away from good stewardship of our natural resources.

Today we will explore how litigation against the Department of the Interior impacts the Department's ability to carry out its mission of managing our country's vast natural resources and trust responsibilities.

I will cut this short.

I want to thank Mr. O'Halleran and Mr. Biggs for offering this amendment. It will help to prevent abuse at these national governing bodies and, as stated, it will encourage children to report abuse when they are able to quickly and easily…

I appreciate the gentleman's remarks and his support for this important legislation. Victims should, of course, have reasonable opportunity to seek justice and face their accusers in court. This bill is a good one and fair to all parties…

I thank Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson Lee, and all of those who have spoken in support of this bill this morning, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act. It is exactly as it has been described. It is an important moment for us, in a…

I rise again to correct my colleague. I guess we can do this all day, but I do actually have a copy of the criminal code in front of me, and I would refer him to 18 U.S.C. section 3591(b)(2), where it lists very specifically and expressly…

I would just rise, once again, to correct my colleague. It is an aggravating factor that is to be considered by a jury as one of many factors postconviction. So what you are saying is not 100 percent accurate. We can engage in semantics…

I would just briefly remind my colleague on the other side that this does not establish the death penalty for an attempted murder, as was just stated. There must be an underlying capital crime for which the defendant is convicted. That is…

It is special love, let's put it that way.

I like more dialogue and, hopefully, I don't have to be on another panel and be harassed, but thank you.

I really appreciate the opportunity to provide input during this committee's hearing today as we determine the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

We all agree that disability fraud is a serious issue and we need to make sure that fraudsters don't continue to benefit at the expense of hardworking taxpayers.

Have you seen any decrease in it lately?

It is up to the U.S. Attorney if they want to have a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and it sounds like you are offering up free labor to U.S. Attorneys. Why don't all of them take you up on it?

In my view, even $1 of fraud is a dollar too much.