W. Todd Akin

The current rule of Don't Ask, Don't Tell says that if you are homosexual and you want to serve in the military, that's fine, but, if your behavior disrupts the mission, you can be discharged. The question then becomes, if we repeal Don't…

It's a treat to be able to rise and say the en bloc amendment is fine, just as most of what is in the bill is fine. Unfortunately, there is an amendment that's being offered which threatens to poison the entire package and to do great…

I thank you, lady. We've been talking about a broad range of different topics today; but in general, it is the condition of our economy. The thing I would like to be sure that we don't do is to leave with the impression that there aren't…

I'd just like to jump in if I could, gentleman. I'm detecting a certain level of skepticism on your part whether or not this government agency was really very effective in protecting us and in preventing a massive environmental mess. I…

all of these things are really indicators that we've got a Federal Government that is out of control. We're hiring too many Federal employees, spending too much money. We don't even have a budget for the first time since the seventies…

One worthless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress. Congress was smaller in those days, I suppose. Well, thank you for that bit of Texas wisdom. Here's another chart that runs along with it. This is private sector…

Well, I very much appreciate the little history lesson and also the shot of inspiration that you have shared with us, the idea of the shining city on a hill. I think that there are a lot of people that can be quoted. I'm thinking of good…

Well, I very much appreciate the expertise that you bring from Wyoming. The idea of cutting spending here, that's got to be the closest thing to a swear word you can say in Washington, D.C., the idea of cutting spending. Yet I just heard…

The thing that has, I think, other Americans, and myself included, concerned about, is you keep going out into this uncharted territory where we are spending more and more and more money that we don't have, and America is banking on our…

Of all of the different complaints I heard about President Bush, the one that I think I heard the most was that he was spending too much money. I think the people didn't like the fact we were at war in Iraq very much, but I think…

I really wanted to inquire of you about some of these numbers that you just said, because I am not on the Budget Committee. And I was kind of shocked in a way. We haven't not had a budget since back in the 70s, and that was just since we…

As to my understanding, doesn't the law require that the President in a major environmental disaster like this--I've been told that the Federal law requires that the President take charge of the situation. Has he been down there basically…

And if you step back a considerable distance and get way outside of Washington, D.C., one of the things that you can see if you look over a long period of time is that there's a big debate as to what the Federal Government should be…

So Obama's person in charge, Salazar, who is in charge of this thing, basically hired somebody out to basically do this oversight?

Right. The first thing is on the taxation point, why would taxation kill jobs? You know, if you think about it--first of all, let's say, whereabouts are jobs? Well, 80 percent of jobs in America are businesses with 500 or fewer employees…

I am very thankful for the opportunity to share with my colleagues and friends my very deep concerns about the fact that we are doing the wrong things in the economy. And the solution is straightforward. It is cut taxes, cut government…

I think that the no work, no eat came a long time before the Pilgrims. As I recall, it was written in the Good Book.

You know, what you are talking about makes all common sense economically. One other thing, and I have heard people talk about this, you can take a look and see that we are not learning from history. You can see that socialized medicine…

Wow, that's incredible. Now, that's 74 percent of what used to be private a couple of years ago has been nationalized, or at least under heavy national regulation and control?

Well, I sure appreciate the way that you represent your district, and I know your constituents do. We're proud of you, and thank you for the fact that you bring that kind of common sense from the heartland here to the Capitol. We need a…

Our businessmen said, That's the worst thing. I think their point was, You've got yourself a little machine shop or some business, if all your money is taxed away from you, you can't put a shed on it and add a new machine tool; you can't…

Now, you can't declare war on business and then complain that there aren't any jobs around. It just doesn't make sense. ... The first thing they said was excessive taxation.

Controlling energy, controlling health care, controlling every financial transaction, it's like three nets of oppression, isn't it?

Thank you very much for recognizing me and allowing us again on a Wednesday evening to explore the interesting question that has certainly been much in the minds of Americans over the last couple of years; that is, the situation of jobs…

Right. You know, I appreciate your bringing that up because one of the things that Americans intuitively understand, they are not really buying this idea that by spending tons of money the Federal Government is going to make everything…