Tom Rice

I would like to discuss an issue that is of great importance to the Southeast: providing appropriate clarity for the nuclear production tax credit.

It does not work if the taxpayers do not work with us, and in order for the taxpayers to do that, they have to have a level of confidence in the IRS.

People need to be held accountable.

I think what is here between us on both sides of the aisle is a recognition that the health care system is not working in America.

I was offended by my colleague on the other side of the aisle who referenced that somehow the Republican agenda is to take away health care for people in America.

Do you think if you moved all of your members to the exchanges that that would increase their satisfaction with their health care coverage or decrease it?

How many of those workers are covered under the Obamacare exchanges?

Mr. Kreisberg, you work for a big public sector labor union, correct?

I am very concerned about that. But I am willing to put all options before us to have a wide open debate.

We have to do whatever we can to protect the First Amendment on university campuses.

If you want to be a great Nation, you are going to have to have a well-educated people.

I think it would be great if you and Professor West could come here to Congress and teach a couple of those classes.

The First Amendment is fundamental to the freedom of the United States. Nothing more fundamental than that.

We need to do more. We need to do better.

I think the best welfare to work program is a good, healthy economy, like you have in Florida, like you have in Texas.

Throwing cash at this problem is not going to solve this problem.

It is perplexing and frustrating to me that the President and Republicans and Democrats and House and Senate Members all talk about this as a huge problem for American competitiveness every day, every day, and yet we can't seem to push…

Recent polls say 65 percent of American families don't believe that their children will have the same opportunities that they have had.

What specific proposals has the Administration made to fix Social Security?

How do we solve the problem? We are not--we haven't solved the problem.

I think the President spends a tremendous amount of time on the bully pulpit, throwing stones and working around and even subverting Congress.

It is not just the fault of Congress, it is also the fault of the Administration.

I have been in Congress for three years. I have seen him engage with Congress twice.

I haven't seen one from the President.

Why are they losing money? Is it because our government is inept to run the healthcare system, or is it because we just did really bad projections?