Jim Bridenstine

The number one threat to America maintaining its leadership in space is also going to be our national debt

In Oklahoma we have a 20 percent lower cost of electricity than the national average.

Does China do what is in our interest or do they do what is in their interest?

I am out of time. I just want to say it is true that what is happening in the Bakken is good for our country.

We are not North Texas. Texas is Baja, Oklahoma. Let's be clear.

Do you see how this is going to increase the cost of energy for my constituents?

Your proposed rule regarding oil by rail proceeded to ignore those findings...

Are you going to take it seriously?

I just wanted to ask a question about the thickness of the walls of the tank...

It is a hateful violation, in my view, of the First Amendment to tax citizens groups for the exercise of their First Amendment rights.

We should be encouraging, not discouraging, the people from participating in political activities.

I think, number two, that we should eliminate the application process for all 501(c) organizations other than (c)(3)s.

I would urge the Members of Congress to support Representative Jim Bridenstine's bill, House Joint Resolution 104, which would repeal the 16th Amendment, abolish the income tax, and, by definition and extension, abolish the IRS.

I believe that the IRS is such a corrupt and rotten and broken agency that it cannot be salvaged.

I think a strong America is a safe world, and that when we try to constrain ourselves, we get what is happening right now where Vladimir Putin has invaded Georgia.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 7, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''. Page 13, line 21, after the dollar amount…

There are people that got less. And if we were able to move the technologies in the direction where we could get over an hour of lead time, guess what, the people would have more heads up before the tornado hit their vehicle driving on the…

The challenge is, and you are probably aware we have had a number of deaths in Oklahoma and Arkansas over the last few days, and as you can imagine, when the priority of NOAA is to save lives and property, which is what you have told us…

Sending laser tag systems to Russia free of charge is wildly inappropriate.

All of us believe in nonproliferation.

Giving Moscow nonproliferation money, by doing that, we inadvertently subsidize Russia's nuclear force modernization.

You realize that by studying the best way you are intentionally going around the will of Congress?

If the funds are authorized and explicitly appropriated for this specific purpose and it goes to the Pentagon and then you don't obligate the funds, do you really need to do a study?

Given the threat to strike groups, multiyear procurement of E-2D is absolutely necessary. The only question is are we purchasing enough E-2Ds and missile interceptors to counter the high volumes of incoming missiles that our soldiers and…

Do you see this as a way that the Air Force is making an attempt to go around clear congressional intent?