Glenn Grothman

I suppose there are a variety of Mexican individuals who wound up--unknown Mexican individuals who wound up being killed today as a result of the actions of the United States Government.

I hope this committee does all they can so that people in the future always know the name of Eric Holder

Yes, I mean, people out there throw around the idea that the hatred of the Second Amendment was so great in the prior administration...

Did you see the Obama administration step up and do anything about this?

Oh, my goodness. Well, somebody ought to apologize to them.

I know you are, I am sure, financially not as well off as you would be if you had just... kept your head down

We need to get away from the 4-year bachelor's addiction, which I believe is part of your point.

I would think our forefathers would wonder if the result of that lawsuit, which unquestionably reduces the value of somebody's property, would be considered a taking.

So many people have been led down the path to believe that a 4-year degree is worthwhile, so, it hurts them twice.

They feel they couldn't afford to get married given the huge amount of debt.

I mean, the number of people out there with huge student loans and a degree that does not lead to a job, you run into them all the time.

I would hope time spent in the private sector is a big part of that scale.

I mean, it is something you have got to look out for.

We have 108,000 Federal employees making more than $150 grand a year, and where I come from, that is like, you know, the upper crust.

What's the bigger problem? Is it the Johnson Amendment or when ministers tell me they can't speak out on abortion or can't speak out on gay issues or can't speak out on premarital sex, is the bigger problem the Johnson Amendment or is it…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 241. ____________________

I would like to speak as well on the Working Families Flexibility Act. Over a period of time, a lot of the rules and regulations that this body has passed, it becomes apparent they are one-size-fits-all and lack common sense. I am glad to…

I think it'd be very hard to disagree with the fact that a 3-day recreational season for snapper is ludicrous.

Those of us in this institution talk about we are a country of laws. However, over time, more and more of the statements that we have to live by are not laws. They are rules and regulations. Therefore, when the Whistleblower Protection Act…

And of course most of that is going to U.S. citizens ultimately, right?

Don't you believe that there are a lot of people, even adults, who are signing up for benefits who may not be citizens?

But most systems don't cut off U.S.-citizen children from welfare benefits?

I hope you let everybody in Kansas City know it's the Federal Government who is making it more difficult to get these manufacturing jobs.

It's been my experience that frequently highways or other infrastructure projects become much more expensive once Federal money is involved.

You do feel that you're putting manufacturers in Kansas City at a competitive disadvantage with other areas around the country as well as other countries?