Mark Meadows

At the same time, we must address a few of these issues.

I think is an idea whose time has come, but we already have on the books a law that I wrote in 2000.

I have introduced and reintroduced several times legislation which is regrettably opposed by the Obama administration and that is a bill called the Global Online Freedom Act of 2013, H.R. 491.

It abuses women. There is no greater abuse of women's rights occurring in the world.

It prohibits the export of hardware or software that could be used for surveillance, tracking, and blocking by governments of end-users in an 'Internet-restricting country.'

It is our duty to expose the challenges that the Chinese citizens face and urge the government to implement the necessary reforms.

The injustice that we see, not only in the case of Mr. Guo, but really in terms of human rights in general in China.

The only time that you ever get recognized or highlighted is when you don't do your job well.

Thank you for your service.

Some have argued today that this hearing is just all about politics, and yet I know that I made a promise to some of the family members...

We must have the accountability before we can restore the trust of the American people.

There is an abomination taking place in India.

Just about every other country in the world, when they have problems, whether they like us or not, comes to the United States for help, and we are known for that.

It also promotes human trafficking, as we know.

There are many times that we look at the economic viability of a nation, and we condone behavior in another nation as a trading partner, and yet we wouldn't condone it here in the United States.

As we start to look at the value that we place on life and little girls in particular, there is no greater tragedy than the story that is unfolding in India and in China as well, but particularly in India.

Because either a use requires action or it doesn't.

I want to clarify one thing. When we talk about a freeze, when is a freeze not a freeze? Only in Washington, D.C. Over the last 3 years, 99.4 percent of Federal employees got increases. Out of every 1,000 employees, only six were denied an…

Do you not see a problem with Obamacare coming in and with the subsidies that are about to be asked for?

I would encourage you to work closer with those stakeholders to do this.

Yes or no? Do you see the potential for great schemes?

Identity theft, tax fraud has increased exponentially over the past 5 years to the tune of 650 percent.

Over the course of this year it cannot be denied that the IRS has been plagued with a wide range of scandals.

I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for his foresight in bringing forth this bill. I certainly appreciate the fact that we need to be providing better customer service to those who call in and talk to employees on a regular basis. I…

I want to thank the ranking member for his support of this legislation, and I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 313, as amended. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.