Occupation: U.S. Representative Birth: June 6, 1963
I mean, look, Nancy Pelosi said in the very beginning this is going to be the most open, honest and ethical Congress in history. And what we're seein….
The bill then says if the Senate does not act, then H.R. 1 (the House-passed bill that cuts $61 billion) will be the law of the land. In addition to ….
Again, the American people expect us to do what they are doing. It's tightening the belt, it's learning how to do more with less. That's a reality to….
It's all about the fungibility and money. If Planned Parenthood accesses hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money and they use that for othe….
I just am a believer...that there are some things that happen for a reason...We may not be able to really discern it now...[but] given the perspectiv….
I do not suspect that Jefferson or Madison ever envisioned Congress honoring the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius or supporting the desi….
The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the pri….
The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated th….
I want what I want when I want it..
You know, we have a fiscal train wreck before us. And unless we act, and act deliberately, we're not going to enable our kids to have what we have. I….
Look, we know we screwed up when we were in the majority. We fell in love with power. We spent way too much money - especially on earmarks. There was….
We know that appropriators will fight these cutbacks. But by eliminating earmarks, we can stop the horse trading that grows agency budgets..
What the president announced yesterday, is that somehow magically, if we just continue to prime the pump of taxpayer dollars, we're going to see magi….
The American people expect the United States to keep terrorists where they belong, apart from civilized society and outside of America's borders.
Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his o….
Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monie….
But, as we've seen over the last several months, the people in this country are very dissatisfied with the direction that this administration is taki….
The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want to tell th….
It is my hope that I can stand before you in two years and report back that our side, as well as the president's, found within us the ability to set ….
People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every ste….
I am not for raising taxes in a recession, especially when it comes to job creators that we need so desperately to start creating jobs again..