I wish to share some thoughts about the bipartisan Budget Control Act which passed through the House and is now here, and we are going to have a cloture vote on it in the morning. I appreciate the hard work which Chairman Ryan and Chairman…

He goes on--this is a direct quote-- This goes to the very heart of what is the Madisonian system. If a president can unilaterally change the meaning of laws in substantial ways or refuse to enforce them, it takes offline that very thing…

I spoke a bit earlier in relation to the nomination of Jeh Johnson to be Secretary of Homeland Security. It is an important department with 240,000 employees, and includes the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, TSA airport personnel, and ICE…

After learning that Navigators here in North Texas were actively encouraging applicants to lie on their applications, I asked you to hold a field hearing of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee to help us to better understand who…

Signing up for healthcare is one of the most important and daunting tasks that Americans do today.

This is one of a series of field hearings held across the country that Chairman Issa and other members of Congress have participated in which lead the investigative shortcomings of what is known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

we are definitely proceeding in an unusual manner at this point in time in the history of the U.S. Senate. We are moving under regular order. Nominations are being processed in regular order. Votes are being held. Debate is being shut off…

I want to thank Senator McCain, because I remember very vividly Senator McCain was part of a group of 14 Senators who avoided this kind of occurrence. In 2005, I guess it was, right after President Bush took office, a group of Senators…

throughout our Senate history we have had Senators such as Senator Levin. Before he does depart, I thank him for his principled approach to this complex issue. Just to share with all of our colleagues, he is completing his service in the…

I thank the Senator so very much. His insight is correct. I will wrap up and say that what happened today is very significant, and it is a sad day. It represents the greatest alteration of the rules without proper procedure that we have…

An amendment can't come up for a vote in the House unless it is approved by the Rules Committee.

Today I am joined by part of our Rules Committee family, members of the Rules Committee who would like to welcome back to our Nation's Capital a very dear friend, Celeste West. Celeste is part of our Rules Committee family who retired last…