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[The Clean Power Plan] is not the all-of-the-above energy strategy needed to boost job creation and reduce energy prices for families.
Inflation destroys savings, impedes planning, and discourages investment. That means less productivity and a lower standard of living.
Shortly after news of Zarqawi's death reached the media, al-Qaeda stated its intention to continue its oppression of the Iraqi people.
As a member of Congress, I am part of a large group of elected officials who remain clear-eyed about the threat emanating from Tehran.
When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people.
Truth be told, except for foreign policy, Ron Paul's voting record and mine are virtually identical and I wear it as a badge of honor.
I get along with Democrats really well, and I think that's something that's unreported. I think it's partly my libertarian tendencies.
My Republican colleagues say, Let's do the cuts first. The Democrats say, Let's do spending first. I'd like to do both simultaneously.
My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they?
I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of climate change.
His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father.
What I believe in, in terms of getting our economy going again, is that we need to invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow.
Measles may not spread as fast as erroneous sound bites and tweets, but they both have the potential to cause a great amount of damage.
It's perfectly O.K. to not be completely predictable. I am a person, and I have individual opinions that may not line up ideologically.
Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle.
My whole purpose really is to try to help working families to find better jobs and get better benefits and look out for the little guy.
Punishment for putting patients at risk ought to reflect the gravity of manufacturing, distributing or selling counterfeit medications.
There are a lot of people in Milwaukee who have had adverse impacts from Scott Walker. He's managed to mess over everyone in Milwaukee.
We still have a major problem in debt with America that we have to find efficiencies in government to get us back to a balanced budget.
My focus has always been: I can be an incredibly conservative, principled idea person, but that doesn't mean I have to shout at people.
Reproductive health decisions should be made by a woman and her doctor. Any efforts to undermine women's reproductive rights must stop.
Races don't fall in love, genders don't fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
A few days after Bloody Sunday, there was demonstration in more than 80 American cities. People were demanding that the government act.
I am very, very hopeful about the American South - I believe that we will lead America to what Dr. King called 'the beloved community.'
At the end of the day, one of the most politically active voters in the country, seniors, will know who stood with them and who didn't.
I didn't pay close enough scrutiny to some of the other things that Louis Farrakhan was saying, that's something I just live and learn.
If we truly want to achieve lasting economic growth, we need our businesses to do more business - and we need them to do it in America.
When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.'
Punishing individual immigrants who are deeply embedded in American communities is not the mandate Trump was given when he was elected.
I predict you're going to see more and more of this shifting of al Qaeda fighters going over to ISIS because they are the game in town.
Predators will look for any way to talk to children online whether through sites like Myspace, instant messaging, or even online games.
The Democrats' obsession with the Kochs as a political target is, indeed, additional evidence of a truly Nixonian approach to politics.
The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years.
I'm 100 percent behind the Second Amendment. I believe it's not just a hunting right. It's a right for everyone to carry their weapons.
When you involve yourself in a group like No Labels, …I think it is a positive step in the right direction of trying to get things done
Sometimes we have to take measures to protect the innocent that we do not like. Severe interrogations are sometimes part of doing that.
Democrats believe they can win at the ballot box by obstructing, and they would rather win the next election than move America forward.
As a Republican, I believe it's unfortunate that a perception still exists in the minds of some Americans that the GOP condones racism.
We can only undo the election if the behavior meets the constitutional standard of subverting and threatening our system of government.
When I see the sort of mindless tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to education, I just think we've got it exactly backward in this country.
One of the big concerns is the increasing disrespect for the scientific method and for policies that aren't based on facts and evidence.
The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.
Congress has an obligation to protect our country's natural beauty, embodied in our nation's parks, rivers, and breathtaking landscapes.
I met my wife, Jennifer, while sitting next to her on the airplane on the way to England. I was heading to Oxford as a Marshall scholar.
Those who committed these cowardly acts may believe that they have shaken our resolve to defeat terrorism. They could not be more wrong.
We can adhere to the Henry Hyde amendment by saying that no federal funds will be used for abortions. And that's the bottom line for me.
You are too smart and too knowledgeable to believe much of the nonsense you have been espousing on global warming and many other issues.
I dont want someone else to go through and live through the life that I have had to live through in terms of the challenges that I face.
Why did we not know that heads of state were being eavesdropped on, spied on? We are the intelligence committee and we didn't know that.