Only in Washington can you hear people say that it's irresponsible to balance the budget. I actually heard Democratic leaders on TV this weekend complaining that it would require a supermajority vote to raise taxes on the American people…

Thank you, Representative Luetkemeyer. I rise today in support of this amendment. Like he said, this amendment is about priorities. What is important? Or better yet, who is important? I would contend that people are important, people along…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, my friend from Washington State. This is so exciting to get to be here tonight, to get to visit with the American people about what it means to be a Republican woman, and I am honored to…

I wholeheartedly support this amendment, which saves taxpayers from funding a duplicate study which is unnecessary, wasteful, and ill-advised. The Corps of Engineers just completed a 15-year study at a cost of $35 million. The Missouri…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As you know, in our Constitution one of the few things that we're supposed to do here is to provide for the common defense, and I know I'm committed to doing that, and I know you're committed to doing that, and yet…

I stand today to support our brave military men and women and their families who sacrifice in the service of freedom. Mr. Chairman, can you assure me that this bill will not in any way harm or put to risk our troops?

Members on the opposite side of the aisle said we need to be passing a jobs bill. Well, this is a jobs bill, because I can testify, as a person who's newly elected and been on the campaign trail for a while, that in the Fourth District we…