Michele Bachmann
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December 18, 2014
I jumped in with both feet and gave it everything I had and I didn't hold back. I wasn't politically correct.
— Michele Bachmann
I don't know who is going to miss me more when I leave Congress. Nancy Pelosi or John Boehner.
It was a privilege to yield to the gentleman from New Jersey on behalf of our colleague who set a historical record of serving this Chamber and the people of his district so well for 60 years. And it is a privilege for me now also, Mr…
On rollcall vote No. 549 on the Democrat Motion to Recommit on H.R. 5759 I intended to vote ``no''; on rollcall vote No. 550 on H.R. 5759--Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014 I intended to vote ``aye''; on rollcall vote No. 551 on the…
I want to say thank you to my wonderful colleague, Erik Paulsen, who has exemplified the spirit of Bill Frenzel in the Third Congressional District seat; and it really is because our former colleague, Bill Frenzel, set a standard. Mr…
I appreciate that update. Mr. Speaker, we look at the threats that the United States is looking at from the Islamic State: the fact that they have declared war against the United States; the fact that they have already killed…
I expect that, shortly, a colleague will be here that I will hand off to for a few minutes to deal with several housekeeping issues, but, for the moment that I have, I want to focus on an issue that has gained the attention--as well it…
During rollcall votes 497, 498, 499, and 500, I was away from the House floor and would have voted ``aye'' on all four measures. ____________________
I also want to give words of praise for the gentlewoman from North Carolina, Ms. Virginia Foxx. She is a stalwart on almost every topic and every subject that there is in this Chamber. She is one of the few women that you will regularly…
I am so profoundly grateful to be able to stand in the well of the United States House of Representatives. There is no greater bastion for free speech than here in this House. What a wonderful gift this is, not only just for people here in…
I thank Mr. Goodlatte and Mrs. Blackburn who is responsible for this wonderful bill this evening, which I wholeheartedly support. This is why: last weekend, I think the Nation was stunned when our President said that he would unilaterally…
Now, in the United States Senate, the majority leader, Harry Reid, has left town. He has left town. Not only did he fail to complete an immigration bill, but he knows full well that President Obama may illegally grant amnesty to 5 to 6…
There is a heartbreaking story that happened to me this week. I was on the plane, the usual Delta flight that I take out of Minneapolis at 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon when we come back to resume our work here, and a veteran came up to me, a…
I want to thank Mrs. Blackburn for the wonderful leadership that she is providing on this bill this evening. It really is quite shocking. We have had a conversation this week about all the work that has been done in this Chamber. We have…
As always, it is a supreme privilege to be able to stand here in the greatest deliberative body in the world, the well of the United States House of Representatives. It is a thrill to be able to be here also to be able to stand in defense…
It is such a thrill to be a Member of the United States House of Representatives. We are privileged to represent the great people in our districts, and I am obviously very biased that for 8 years, I have been privileged to represent what…
Tragically, the Federal Reserve's policies have facilitated deficit spending, encouraged the accumulation of $17.6 trillion in national debt, caused market volatility, failed to reinvigorate the sluggish American economy, and will cause…
I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts), one of the greatest champions that this Chamber has ever seen in the cause of human life, and I share that cause with him as well. I thank the authors for their positive intentions on…
It is with great pride and also a great deal of emotion that I stand here today as the representative of the citizens of Cold Spring. In particular, we are here to honor the memory of the fallen, and that is Officer Tommy Decker. On…
I thank my wonderful colleague from the State of Wyoming. Madam Speaker, I would like to stipulate, first of all, that all Republican women are pro-women and that all Republican men that serve in this Congress are pro-women, as are the…
I am grateful to be here tonight. Today is a significant day. It is Holocaust Remembrance Day. And the greatest ally that the United States has, Israel, had a remarkable experience that they hold every day because of the unique situation…
I thank the gentlewoman from Kansas for sponsoring this extremely important time we are taking today. It is so important because this is a law, the signature piece of the President's legislative agenda, the ObamaCare act that we are…
She also fails to understand that the Federal Government again is practicing censorship and that the Federal Government is the one forcing its vision of morality and religious belief on every American. Again, that is government-enforced…
I would like to share my experience with it, because as Members of Congress we were forced to go into ObamaCare. The only exchange we were allowed to go in was the one here in Washington, D.C. It is called a small business link. The only…





