Nov 18, 2011
If you don't have the resources to pay for what you need because you've spent it on a lot of other things, you're not going to have the infrastructure. {time} 1300
Bob Goodlatte
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Bob Goodlatte is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Virginia's 6th congressional district from 1993 to 2019. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to agriculture, technology, and internet policy. Goodlatte played a significant role in introducing legislation such as the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 and the Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act. He also served as the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he focused on matters including intellectual property and immigration reform.
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Nov 18, 2011
I'm not the chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Congressman Smith is. But I am happy to be here in his stead.
Nov 18, 2011
Well, I just pointed out that the rich pay far, far, far more in taxes than other people do, and they should. But this balanced budget amendment doesn't make any distinction between how you balance it, whether it's by increasing revenues…
Nov 18, 2011
If you don't balance the budget and you continue to pile up enormous debt, women, children, minorities, all will suffer in the future because our economy will shrink, just like Greece's economy is shrinking right now because they can't…
Nov 18, 2011
The balanced budget amendment is fair to all because all it simply says is that for all time, the people of this country want their government to live within their means, not just right now, but in the future as well. Right now, we're not…
Nov 18, 2011
At this time it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and a great supporter of the balanced budget amendment.
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Walsh), chairman of the Small Business Economic Growth Subcommittee.
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schilling), a member of the Agriculture Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), the chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
At this time I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce), a member of the Financial Services Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), the chairman of the Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Subcommittee, my subcommittee on the House Agriculture Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Stutzman), the chairman of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence), who is not only the vice chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee but has been a great partner in this effort to pass a balanced budget amendment to the…
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita), a member of the Budget Committee and a leader on this issue.
Nov 18, 2011
At this time it is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton), the chairman of the Agriculture, Energy and Trade Subcommittee of the Small Business Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Posey), a member of the Financial Services Committee and, as a realtor, may want to comment on some of the remarks made here today regarding the ability of people to…
Nov 18, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren), a member of the Agriculture Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
It is now my honor to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Platts), chairman of the Government Organization Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
At this time it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Nov 18, 2011
He calls a ribbon cutting to show up and vote for budgets that are actually balanced. The gentleman from Virginia, my good friend, voted against all four--all four--of the budgets that were balanced in the 1990s and leading up to 2001.
Nov 18, 2011
I thank the gentleman. In response to the gentleman from New York, I just want to point out a few facts: first of all, in the last 50 years, the budget has been balanced six times. Democrats have controlled the House of Representatives 37…
Nov 17, 2011
It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Berg).
Nov 17, 2011
I have a lot of Members who are planning to come tomorrow to debate this issue, and I'm going to have to reserve our time for that purpose. {time} 1910
Nov 17, 2011
It's my opinion that Members of the United States Congress will uphold the oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. And that scenario will be very unlikely to occur; and when it does, judges will, as they historically have on…
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