Do you agree with me that the Constitution means the same thing whether there is a Republican in the White House or whether there is a Democrat in the White House?

this administration has a problem of making end around Congress when they do not agree with what Congress does

We believe in the even application of the law because law provides order, structure, predictability, and security.

The President from time to time... says that he wants a country where everyone plays by the same rules.

What we cannot become is a Nation where the law is enforced selectively or not at all.

In conclusion, I just want to take this one final opportunity to thank Chairman Smith for his leadership, not just on this particular bill, but his leadership throughout the 2-year tenure he was chairman of the Judiciary.

I reserve the balance of my time and the right to perhaps finish at the end.

In conclusion, and I'm sure on behalf of all my colleagues, I want to thank the women and men in law enforcement for their service, their sacrifice, their willingness to do jobs that either we cannot do or will not do. I want to thank the…

I would like to first thank Chairman Lamar Smith. This may be my last opportunity to thank him for his service as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, not just for this bill but for the work he's done in the full 2 years. He has done a…

The politicians set the policies, and others carry those policies out. At least that's the way it happens in this country. It hasn't always been like that. Political leaders of yesterday also led the armies and navies. But in this country…

The security condition in Libya remains unpredictable, volatile, and violent.

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle wish to change the law, and that's fine. They just need to do it navigating this testy little thing we call the Constitution and respect the…