Scott Rigell

Look, the Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers and law professors. It is yours. It is yours.

Our judicial branch is widely respected, certainly far more than the institution that I am privileged to serve in and even, indeed, the Executive branch.

I sought this office because of how troubled I am about our Nation's fiscal trajectory.

If a fellow American needs some help, I am ready to help. But for those who would take advantage of the system, you know, I have a real visceral reaction to that because they are really stealing from others.

We have had about $1.8 trillion in tax increases, roughly a trillion dollars in the Affordable Care Act, or as I think of it, the un-Affordable Care Act.

This idea of increasing productivity and simultaneously increasing response rates, if the leaders themselves don't believe it, it will never happen.

And I question--and I think based on what I have read and what I am seeing here--your real belief that you can accomplish the IRS' essential mission within the budgetary constraints that we have as a country and the funding that you have…

The trends are just not good in terms of response time. We are heading in the wrong direction.

I appreciate the gentlelady's remarks. I still hold the view that the sum of all things that I have heard in our district is that the Bureau is doing more harm than good. I urge, again, my colleagues to vote for the underlying legislation…

Tell me how much time is remaining, please. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 30 seconds remaining.

I would just state to my friend and colleague that the only piling on, as I see it, are the regulations that are continuing to burden the small business owners. I yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from Virginia, Chairman…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 53, line 24, strike ``and''. Page 54, line 3, after ``entitites'' the following: ``; and''. Page 54…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Scalise The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I appreciate the comments of both of my colleagues. I certainly don't agree with them. However, if I understood the gentleman correctly who led in opposition, and I do want to get this right, and I will yield if I don't get it correct, but…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 157, after line 2, add the following new section: Sec. 10002. None of the funds made available by this…

I appreciate the gentleman's argument but my deep concern about the Federal government's real commitment to moving this forward is legitimate. I urge the adoption of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the chairman for your leadership on this bill. I yield 1 minute to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman).

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. __. SEISMIC TESTING IN THE ATLANTIC…

I just refuse to agree with the gentleman's proposition there about laying Federal employees off. This does not state that, has nothing to do with that, in fact. It just simply says that this is a tool for the Department of Defense to use…

I just would respond to the gentlelady. I appreciate her comments. And I, too, am a strong supporter of our Federal workforce. I just believe that they can compete and should compete. This is good for America, good for our ability to…

I thank the chairman for his support. I urge my colleagues to join us in supporting this bill. These are life-changing jobs. There's tremendous potential, and we can do this in a very environmentally responsible way. I reserve the balance…

We can no longer tolerate a stagnant, slow-growth economy saddled with historic unemployment rates and a dangerous dependence on foreign oil.

I ask that you bring a budget to the House floor that does not just lower spending this year, but also provides a clear and definitive path going forward to balance the budget and pay down the debt.

The worst thing for America is a future of debt, doubt, and decline.

Passage of this budget is essential to setting our Republic on a better fiscal path and ensuring American citizens that we are serious about getting the government's finances in order.