"Our system was designed to be a Federalist system where we can have differences of opinion, where we can have health care systems that vary state to state."
"a significant number of illegals, illegally present in the United States in Texas, because this body refuses to do its job to secure the border."
"And so my question here is, is when we are talking about my colleague that was talking about states and talking about how we weren't going to allow states to be able to provide and make decisions that..."
"Let's just get the bad guys, right? Let's just stop what's happening."
"Whatever we need to do, tools-, resources-wise, to have a collective effort... I think there is universal agreement that we want to accomplish that objective."
"I thank the chairwoman."
"whatever you label it, whatever you call it, hate crime, domestic terrorism, whatever, let's just get the bad guys, right?"
"I am blessed and fortunate to represent the good people of the 21st congressional District of Texas in the Hill Country between Austin and San Antonio, home to President Lyndon Johnson."
"It has everything in the world to do with assuring that citizens and people that are supposed to vote are voting."
"I would concur, Mr. Chairman. I have seen our colleague from New York here regularly, so I agree with that."
"Would it astound you to learn that we are racking up about $100 million of debt per hour?"
"What I have heard is a cry for more money from the magic money trees that the American people are tired of hearing Washington pretend exist."