It has been said, ``A journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step.'' Today, with a looming national debt of over $14.2 trillion, we need to take dramatic steps to decrease spending, but we can make a difference by taking small…

Sometimes small steps can make a big difference, and often the best legislation comes from our constituents. That's the case with legislation that I have introduced called the DEBT Contribution Act, which gives Americans simpler ways to…

I would like to thank the chairwoman for yielding me time. I rise in support of the Speaker's resolution. With 26 years of military service, my experience has taught me many lessons, and those lessons give me pause and concern with regard…

Our focus this Congress should be on supporting job creation. I would like to refocus this debate a little bit, because I support a pretty simple proposition when it comes to regulation, and that is the benefits of regulation should exceed…

Mr. Speaker, in my office, I have a picture of President Ronald Reagan, with a quote from January 25, 1988. It reads: After all our hard-fought victories earned through the patience and courage of every citizen, we cannot--must not--turn…

I voted for the repeal of the health care bill yesterday because I think doing otherwise would have been supporting the status quo, and that's unacceptable. I believe there are some good ideas that were in the original health care bill…

I rise in support of the health care repeal bill because doing otherwise would be supporting the job-killing status quo, and that's unacceptable. Whether we start over or we work to fix the current law, we must act. Moving forward, I'm…