Sean Reyes

We want, as Republicans and Republican AGs, climate debate. We want discussion, we want dispute, we want determination, but we want that here in Congress.

Socialism takes away liberty. It takes away free will, and socialism does not ask what is in the best interest of the individual.

Would that result in people being discriminated against, say, for a place on a board of directors based on political viewpoint?

Clearly, there are politics all around, and to pretend that there is not because it is the executive branch exercising its prerogative is, I think, naive.

I do not. I think clear constitutional precedent is delegated power, and well within the purview.

Choosing between an unaccountable subsidiary of the executive branch versus a body like Congress, that has direct accountability to the citizens of the states, I think the choice for us is the latter.

The question at issue is not 'should potential tribes be recognized' but 'who should make the final determination of recognition' when so many critical interests are at stake.

I am proud to be American. But I am also proud of my Native Hawaiian heritage, its rich cultural traditions and its contributions to this country.

The level of trust and respect for law enforcement under the BLM seems marginal at best throughout my state.

Mr. Speaker, this is a critical bill for the intelligence community. If you vote to sustain this veto, you are voting for torture with the President. I believe we should stand with the men and women of the community and override the…

This bill, the RESTORE Act, is about balance. It is about putting checks and balances back in the process. It puts the FISA Court back in the process of protecting Americans. It corrects unchecked authority that we gave through the Protect…

Mr. Speaker, we bring up tonight the bill that was passed on the Senate side, S. 1927. Although this bill, in my opinion, is not the ideal bill, I think it is important that all of us understand that under the current situation that our…

I would just again take issue with that point because we followed the process. Staff consulted on a bipartisan basis.

I thank you for yielding, because one of the fundamental points I want to make is that we wanted to err on the side of transparency. Staff tells me that the issue of that particular earmark, weeks before we marked up the bill, was fully…

Those are two different issues. The time was an issue of Government Printing Office error. That is a different issue. I would just hope that my good friend and colleague and ranking member would agree that we sat down and agreed to bring…

Once again, Mr. Speaker, let me reassure my good friend and colleague from Arizona that the report, along with all the listing of earmarks, was filed appropriately, timely with the Rules Committee. Where the glitch occurred was in the…

Let me again reassure the gentleman that every single earmark here followed the House rules. Every Member that has an earmark certified, like every Member is required to in the House, that they had no specific interest, that the spouse had…

In addition, seeing as that the problem of out-of-field teachers is most severe in high-need schools, I would request that in conference the distinguished chairman pursue modifications to the bill, clarifying that one of the purposes of…

In addition, I would also request that we ensure that the provisions requiring NSF to track the types of schools in which Noyce recipients carry out their teaching obligations include an assessment of the effectiveness of the increased…

I would request that in conference the distinguished chairman seek to increase the scholarship amount for students who agree to teach in high-need schools from the current $10,000 per year to $12,000 per year over a 3-year period of…

Our motion to recommit includes physical infrastructure enhancements; fencing is part of that. There is fencing in there, there are access roads, there are buildings in there. All of that is included in there.

There is none. There is no money provided in this bill. This is purely a political ploy. This again, unfortunately, proves that the leadership of this House is putting politics ahead of good policy. We can do better, we must do better, we…

The reference to 2,000 miles of fencing I heard repeatedly by Members of your party at the hearing.

I do not have any additional requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.