We are the greatest Nation on Earth. And to sit here and watch our industry die makes absolutely no sense to me.

I don't think I have ever seen a more clear example of a failure of a protectionist policy, and I really don't want to sit here and continue what we are doing and watch our maritime industry disappear.

Seems like the Jones Act is--it seems like we are backing up. I mean, clearly, this is not working. What can we do? How can we make ourselves more competitive?

I guess, you know, the definition of 'insanity' is to keep doing the same thing and expect a different outcome.

What I want to do is change whatever that is to make us more competitive.

This may be the 37th time that the House has taken up the repeal of ObamaCare, but this is my first time; and I and the constituents that sent me here want my vote recorded to repeal this poorly crafted, job-killing law. Last week…

I want to start out by saying I ran a small business for 25 years before entering Congress, and I always carried health insurance on my employees. But the required coverages under ObamaCare are far in excess of the coverage I ever carried…

Complying with that is too expensive, too time-consuming and it forces businesses overseas.

I am real concerned about American competitiveness. And I have got some graphs and figures here that show that, you know, in fact regulations have just ballooned in the last 4 years, growing by, you know, 30, 40 percent.

What I need is your suggestions, because I want to know where we start in reducing this red tape and getting these approvals for the Port of Miami.

I rise to speak about an entirely different topic today. And my topic pales in comparison to the death of children at the hands of this awful clinic, so please excuse me for the diversion. What I rise to speak about today is the sequester…

the unfortunate truth is that the Federal Government's budget has grown by about 29 percent in the last 5 years.