Richard Hudson

Job creators will pay $140 billion in new taxes because of the employer mandate in the health care law.

An employer with 49 workers who cannot afford to buy government approved insurance will face a fine of $40,000 for hiring just one new worker.

Madam Secretary, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that job creators will pay $140 billion in new taxes because of the employer mandate in the health care law.

Now, I don't have much in common with the leadership in the Senate, but today I stand in agreement with Senator Max Baucus, who characterized the implementation of ObamaCare as a ``train wreck.'' Disasters occur when the government…

America has made promises to the men and women who have made countless sacrifices for this Nation, and we must guarantee these promises are kept.

A failure to exercise U.S. diplomatic and military leadership means nuclear states like Iran and North Korea will be able to bully the entire international system.

In tough economic times it is critical that we hold every Federal agency accountable for taxpayer dollars, and the Department of Defense is no exception.

restoring fiscal responsibility is their number one priority, and that they sent me to Washington to help force the government to live within its means.

Every dollar that can be saved from wasteful and duplicative programs, reforming broken processes, and increasing transparency can eventually be used to better protect passengers and confront emerging threats.

We must always ensure that our military's readiness is not compromised by an inability in Washington to properly set spending priorities.

the threats we face no longer come from traditional nations, but rather from determined groups of extremists who seek to wreak havoc on the American dream.

The extremely detailed and complex regulations that make up the Affordable Care Act only add to the hesitation businesses have with hiring people in a climate clouded with regulations.

Our priority as a state and nation should not be implementing more mandates handed down from Washington, but doing all we can to roll back the regulations that are crushing small business.

My desire is that individuals have more power and more control over the decisions when it comes to health care.

I continue to try to beat that drum when we go to Washington just about what the uncertainty does to business people like yourself.

North Carolinians are hardworking individuals who are extremely concerned with the ever-increasing role government plays in our daily lives.

I tell folks all the time my top three priorities are JOBS, JOBS, and JOBS.

In my opinion, the Federal Government ought to be doing everything we can to get out of the way of people who are manufacturing things in this country.

I am just really afraid that the program we are moving towards, the Affordable Care Act, is going to destroy the quality and the access in an attempt to fix the price.

I tell folks all the time when they ask what are my top three priorities, they are jobs, jobs, and jobs.

Unfortunately for this administration, the term ``sequestration'' has become synonymous with ``fear.'' I've been extremely disappointed that the FAA chose to close the contract control towers at 149 airports across this country, including…

I thank the gentleman for the time. I will just conclude by saying I support this bill because it ends the political games by giving the Secretary the flexibility that he needs to keep these contract towers open. So I would encourage the…

I can't support any immigration reform if we can't be satisfied that we have secured the border.

Over the last five years, the federal investment in Pell Grants and student loans has grown exponentially.

We encourage the Transportation Security Subcommittee to do everything in its power to extend the April 25 implementation date and to ultimately ensure a ban that would keep knives out of our aircraft cabin permanently.