The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land. It has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court.

This was not a sudden decision late in June, that the administration thought this was a bad idea, let's delay it.

First, Americans have the right to know the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

the private oil and gas companies are doing 10 times the R&D on renewable fuels than what the federal government is.

the American people's revenue is what we are after.

the thought that you are going to have a 2,500-mile pipeline overseen by 35 people begs reality.

I thank the gentlelady for hosting this time. There's a lot of things I've talked about in the well of this House. I've talked about budget. I've talked about a growing economy, about jobs. I've talked about transportation. I've talked…

I expect we will hear more from our witnesses today about the important link between promoting religious freedom and combating religious extremism.

Religious freedom, as we know well, is a core American value.

Religious freedom should be a nonnegotiable tenet of life in our modern world.

I know you all are working hard to be able to resolve some of this.

Flexibility is key here.

We continue to look for ways... as we cut nonessential services, overheads, consolidations, continue to try to find savings.

You understand all the issues with this, not only just for IRS, but this is the Director of Implementation and Oversight for the IRS Affordable Care Act office.

This has got to shift. It has to shift and it will.

It's completely ironic to me as we walk through what actually occurred at the conference.

I've been overwhelmed with individuals that have contacted me when I've been in district or have contacted my office and said, I've always suspected I was being targeted, but I started giving politically, and that next year is when I was…

So when does this get resolved from the EPA?

But all the comments are in.

The stakes are simply too high for inaction, which could cost consumers millions of dollars, place at risk small engines and automobiles, and unnecessarily burden an already shaky economy.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles: first, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent and, second, Americans deserve an efficient, effective Government that works for them.

What can be done right now for EPA to provide some certainty in what is going to happen in energy prices for the next year?

Quite frankly, EPA's implementation of the RFS is galling.

The Government says go ahead; the manufacturers say at your own risk.

What happens when we get forced into the blend wall, we have to make decisions about what we do with the product.