"I second everything that you have said in your opening statement, especially about land purchases."
"I think most of us on this side feel you should do more to take care of the property you have instead of buying additional properties."
"American energy independence is a national security issue."
"The events in the Middle East magnify the need for American energy independence."
"I stated to him the acceptable level of operational control to the American people means that we control who enters this country."
"I think our goal is the same in securing the border, determining what comes in here."
"We are very rapidly doing away with private property in this country, making it much more expensive and harder for young families to buy homes."
"Steve Southerland was right: We are broke in this country, and we have to make some hard decisions about what we spend money on."
"I do not know of anyone who opposes clean air and safe water, or who wants our children's health put at risk due to a degraded environment."
"In all that time, I have never heard as many complaints or concerns about the EPA as I have just within the last few weeks or months."
"He said he had never seen so many unnecessary or excessive regulations coming down on these utility boards as he had just in the last few months."