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We are accountable for each other.
The easy way out is to increase taxes.
I do not wish harm on our constituents.
Planned Parenthood is absolutely wasteful spending.
If there is wasteful spending, I will not support it.
What's great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas.
We're representing our districts. I make decisions on my district.
When you have a blueprint doesn't mean you can't add another room.
Our responsibility is to focus on the House. The Senate's the Senate.
We need to make every effort to ensure Obamacare is never implemented.
I represent the 9th Congressional District of Georgia. I'm their voice.
What I owe the Tea Party is to be the conservative voice they elected me to be.
We can either build on the greatness of America or we can fade off into history.
There should not be a micro-managing of terminology with the Library of Congress.
Realizing the responsibility I've been entrusted with... it's humbling. Very humbling.
Our objectives are clear. Let's keep the government open and protect our constituents.
We've had years and years and years of compromises, and that's led to $14 trillion in debt.
I vote my conscience first and my constituents next, regardless of the direction of our leadership.
I had visited Congressman Deal before, but I never thought I'd be sitting on the other side of the desk.
Work hard to do what's right, keep our future generation in focus and the future of our country in focus.
The Transportation Empowerment Act paves the way for better roads, easier commutes, and more family time.
I've traveled the country advocating for the Fair Tax, along with Herman Cain, Neal Boortz, and John Linder.
We've been most successful when we stand for, unified, behind what we believe philosophically and policywise.
Let's make it simple: Government control means uniformity, regulation, fees, inspection, and yes, compliance.
From day one, my focus as a new-breed appropriator was to look for areas where we could save taxpayer dollars.
When I make decisions, it's not based on what the Republican Party does. I'm elected by the 9th congressional district.
I'm confident that Senate Republicans will put up a very strong and valiant effort to continue doing what we're united around.
As an already high-demand, low-density military asset, we cannot afford to lose the JSTARS's BMC2/ISR unparalleled capability.
I think it's possible to have a conservative serve in a cardinal position, a subcommittee chair position, and be very effective.
You combine the Tea Party along with our support with the Republican base and grassroots, and it makes for a winning combination.
We are united around a simple goal, and that is keeping the government open while protecting our constituents from the harmful effects of Obamacare.
Whilst large organisations need foresight, they are also notorious in their bias for short term thinking, sometimes rejecting or even suppressing foresight.
I guess I was always in awe at the amount of energy that surrounds Washington, D.C. My experience in coming up before was that it was a very, very busy place.
We must seize the moment and permanently delay the entire law. Congress can do this. We control the purse strings and can protect taxpayers from funding Obamacare.
It is about the American people. When something is not ready, it is not working, it is not right, then we owe it to them to do the right thing and say, 'Let's hold.'
The cost of airline tickets will never be transparent as long as the Department of Transportation requires airlines to hide taxes, surcharges, and fees from consumers.
I am confident that the Defense Department understands JSTARS is a major priority for Congress and will complete the process of updating the JSTARS fleet in a timely manner.
Time and time again, the Obama Administration has shown the American people it's willing to abuse the power of the Oval Office. Congress should absolutely not relinquish more power.
As the nation's attention turns from Washington politics to the Obamacare disaster, Democrats will have no choice but to reconsider our fair and reasonable proposals to delay the law.
The Internet free marketplace is defined by fierce competition. And that competition has transformed the world with innovation, investment, and what we need most of all right now: jobs.
Rather than do his job and agree to take responsible measures to get our government's finances in order, President Obama continues playing on the emotions and fears of the American people.
Speaker Boehner has said many times that the House of Representatives is the closest institution to the people, and he recognizes that by empowering the members to have direct input into the process.
If the goal of the DOT's rule is to prevent companies from deceiving passengers about the total cost of their ticket, why is the department mandating that airlines hide the taxes, surcharges and government fees in the fine print?
I think it's fair to say that there's a lot of conversations between House members and Senate members on a regular basis, and I think that's what our constituents would expect, is to have bicameral conversations throughout the process.
As the White House doors are slammed in the face of the average American, I want to know if they will still swing wide open for Hollywood and the liberal elite. Will Jay-Z and Beyonce still get to stop by for a tour, or will they be denied like those who aren't rich and famous?
Rather than negotiating yet another continuing resolution at the last minute, the appropriations process should work as it was originally designed, with appropriations bills passing the House and the Senate and being signed into law by the president, after robust debate, with a process for amendments.
I'm not one who wants to micromanage the Capitol Police whatsoever. However, if they see or feel that there are some greater opportunities to provide the same, if not better, safety and security for folks, I think Capitol Police should explore all those options - but not just focus that from a cost perspective.
I intend to vote against authorizing the president to use military force in Syria. The Obama Administration has not provided a clear or convincing strategy for inserting our military into the conflict. I am also deeply concerned about the extent to which al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists are involved in the rebellion.
I thought it was a joke at first, but the president did, in fact, authorize an autopen to sign the Patriot Act extension into law. Consider the dangerous precedent this sets. Any number of circumstances could arise in the future where the public could question whether or not the president authorized the use of an autopen.
I'm just a country boy from north Georgia, and I have three children and a wonderful wife. And when I look at my three children, who are 8, 11, and 12, and they really represent the faces and the future of the children all across my congressional district, and what the Tea Party stands for is not extremism; it's about their future.