"Religious freedom is indeed a fundamental pillar of American life."
"Religious freedom is a fundamental pillar of American life."
"Yet in the name of religious freedom we cannot undermine the government's fundamental role with respect to protecting public health and ensuring equal treatment under the law."
"Moreover, the Affordable Care Act's mandate, we argue, serves two compelling governmental interests--namely, the protection of public health and welfare and the promotion of gender equality--that outw..."
"All Americans--regardless of their religious beliefs-- should know that their government will lead the effort in fostering an open climate of understanding and cooperation."
"Finally, as even some of the Majority witnesses acknowledge, the Obama Administration's enforcement efforts with regard to protecting religious freedom--in the workplace and elsewhere--are to be comme..."
"Louis Brandeis, my favorite Supreme Court Justice, said that States are the laboratories of democracy."
"I am a strong supporter of D.C.'s having the autonomy to address the issues as they did by a 10-1 vote."
"I do not dispute the report's findings but instead am interested in learning what Congress and our VA medical centers can do to help prevent incidents like these from reoccurring in my home and at VA ..."
"While I do not sit on the VA Committee, today's hearing touches on an issue that unfortunately has affected veterans and their families in my home of Memphis, Tennessee."
"I am concerned that in the five years after the colonoscopy debacle at the Miami VA, nothing has changed."