Madam Chairman, there was a committee hearing in the Homeland Security Committee with Chairman King where we looked at U.S. vendors that were selling circuit boards and other computer hardware to the U.S. military, but also an ability…

I commend the gentlemen that are doing that, implementing the policies of this country every day to keep us safe.

I think it is important that the United States and this Congress continue to look at this.

As a freshman Member, it is definitely educational to me to understand what the U.S. is doing or not doing.

one of the roles of the United States Government is to defend the sovereignty of this country

Wipe the board clean. Set aside your pre-conceived ideas on this. Get everyone in a room, all of the agencies in a room, and come up with a strategy to deal with Iran's role in our hemisphere.

We have had Che Guevara down there in the past trying to destabilize the area, and today it is even more dangerous because Tehran, and working with Venezuela and Chavez and Ortega, they really are a danger.

I appreciate the gentleman from Colorado for allowing me to have a little time to talk about this. Canada is our largest and best trading partner. A good friend of mine was an ambassador to Canada, and I had the opportunity up there to…

All around the Hill today, you will see Members of Congress wearing a red button, ``1,000 Days,'' a reminder that it has been 1,000 days since the United States Senate has passed a budget for the United States of America; 1,000 days of…

Taxpayer-Funded Litigation: Benefitting Lawyers and Harming Species, Jobs and Schools

The Keystone XL pipeline is a job creator. It creates refining jobs and it creates construction jobs.

The American public is frustrated when they are paying over $3 a gallon at the pump knowing that we have got the resources in this country.

I believe that energy is a segue to job creation, and that is what this Congress needs to be talking about.

This is a very important hearing. And we have made tremendous progress in both clean air and clean water areas over the last 40 years.

There are but two points I want to bring up in support of the bill before us today. Thomas Jefferson said this: ``A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to…

This past weekend I joined millions of Americans in celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family. As Americans, each of us has so much to be thankful for this holiday season. America is the greatest, most free country in the history of…

I think there is a sense of urgency.

I just want to pause and say thank you to those men and women who served so valiantly in a war that, a lot of times, is forgotten.

I simply ask: Are you better off today than you were $4 trillion ago? I say not. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to discuss the most important issue that we will take up this year, and that is a balanced budget amendment to the…

I really didn't know that Wall Street had complete control over the gasoline and oil prices.

However, this ill-advised and purely political decision by the President will do more than just domestic economic harm, but it will have grave national security implications as well.

I was saddened that President Obama was persuaded in his decision not by the economic benefits of the project but by far left environmental interest groups.

As a Marine Corps combat veteran, I believe it is imperative we take into consideration the national security implications of our energy policy.

This is ill-advised, and this is really a purely political decision by the President that will do more than just economic harm, but it will have a grave national security implication as well.

The national unemployment rate is 9.1% and there is very little proof this number will improve in the coming months.