"We need to turn off the sequester as soon as possible. That is costing us hundreds of thousands of jobs, it is a self-inflicted wound."
"the view that copyright law exists or should exist to serve the public interest, which I think is an assessment that all of us on this Committee share within the Congress"
"the sky is falling, and so we are in the midst right now of debating what many of us view as a very draconian budget"
"Any evidence of a crime wave unleashed on the people of Miami?"
"And I would like to ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chair, that an article in the Washington Post stated 'Chicago's murder rate is finally falling. Can that keep up?'"
"There is no documented evidence that the people of Phoenix, Arizona have been ravaged subsequent to the release of these individuals, is there?"
"there is no evidence, as far as you know, that any single one of those individuals, more than 2,000, who was released has engaged in criminal activity subsequent to that release"
"Any evidence that the people of Chicago, number 7 on the list, have been forced to endure a massive crime wave as a result of the release of detainees?"
"Any evidence that a crime wave was unleashed on the people of Phoenix, Arizona?"
"I believe in my reading of the Twenty-Second Amendment, Barack Obama is constitutionally prohibited from even running for office again"
"this Administration has created about 6 million private sector jobs"