This is an issue of top concern to my constituents in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

We need to promote a society that promotes accountability and responsibility, and we are getting away from that.

Penalizing people for working is not compassionate. We need to rethink and restructure the way we administer our social safety nets so that we are actually empowering people rather than dooming them to dependency.

Sequestration needs to happen. Bottom line, it needs to happen, and that is the deal we struck to raise the debt limit.

Senator Ron Johnson has recently introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

Unfortunately, it has become undeniably evident that the Affordable Care Act falls short on both of these principles.

I firmly believe the actions by the IRS set a dangerous precedent that flies in the face of our Constitutional separation of powers.

I ask unanimous consent that this letter and the IRS's response be submitted into the record.

I sent a letter to the IRS Commissioner asking what authority his agency had to unilaterally alter the Affordable Care Act.

It doesn't matter whether they are Republicans or they are Democrats. Only 7 percent approve of the job we are doing.

Rather than blame people, let's learn from our mistakes.