Chip Roy

I don't think that is the right way to carry out things.

Is anything in the letter that was sent on August, whatever it was, 7, factually untrue?

I get frustrated that Congress doesn't act with respect to the authorization of the use of military force.

It is critically important for the American people to know that this is what has been going on.

My perception of the procedures, that I can try to figure out the policy, which is what Congress should theoretically be in the job I am doing...

It is a kind of patched-together circumstance to deal with a population who is inherently in limbo.

We shouldn't be having these things concurrently. This is too important an issue.

Is there a law directing USCIS to give status to any of the individuals we are talking about here today, that Congress has made clear and put into law?

Congress should reclaim its authority. Congress should act.

It is ridiculous for Congress to be building a policy on the back of asking bureaucrats to make those decisions.

I thank the chairman.

And if I might add, the robust economic growth that has been led by the state of Texas, significantly, and that is in significant part because of natural gas and the ability to export liquefied natural gas.

We could solve these problems with nuclear power.

I'll give some credit to Secretary Kerry, who in this very room said, yes, we should adopt nuclear power.

Did Exxon deliberately mislead the public on climate change? Hello.

Yes, it was in Galveston, Texas. We know well the damage there.

You certainly would not have seen the economic growth we've seen today with the continued use of coal-fired power plants...

I'm always amazed at those who believe that the sky is falling within 10 years that will refuse to say that we should adopt nuclear power.

His work, working for those companies, allowed my wife, her brother, to go to Texas A&M University.

I thank the chairman. Good morning. Before addressing today's hearing, I'd like to take a moment to express my deepest condolences to the family of Chairman Elijah Cummings.

Well, Mr. Chairman, let me first ask for unanimous consent for Mr. Comer to participate in today's hearings.

Let's talk about the massive violation of civil liberties that will occur if we do as Elizabeth Warren has said: ban fracking.

I would also note that we are spending about a half a billion dollars a year to secure the border of the United States in Texas because this body failed to secure the border.

I want to go find the bad guys, and I want to make sure that the Department of Justice and the FBI have the tools to go find the bad guys, regardless of persuasion.

I think that as we gather here today, it is important to remember and reflect that today is September 11...