I don't see the benefit of legalizing drugs.

I understand some of the difficulties, Mr. Alvarez, of actually bringing some of these difficult cases to trial...

I am a big believer in the BEST.

I would like to thank Chairman McCaul for conducting this hearing and giving us the opportunity to investigate the impact of Mexican drug cartel violence on the U.S. Homeland Security.

I am concerned and have shared on the floor as well the fact that people like Mark Zandi from Moody's... would cost us 700,000 lost jobs by 2012.

An overwhelming majority of my constituents do not want this Congress to cut federal initiatives that serve them.

getting people back to work. That is the best way to address all of our country's problems.

the one thing that we shouldn't do is just look at what I think is an artificial number of $100 billion.

Most of my constituents wanted the budget to reflect their top priority. And amazingly and not surprisingly, however, that is job creation.

As a new Congressman, I take these budget negotiations seriously, knowing that my constituents are relying on me to share with Congress their personal stories and to make sure that they be heard over the political rhetoric that often consumes us.

the federal government should be funding these initiatives. They save American lives and create American jobs.