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Speeches
Speeches on the House and Senate floors in 2009-2010 (the 111th Congress):
Sep 17, 2009:
Health Care Reform
“I must have my cape on. To the stunning gentleman from Iowa, the great STEVE KING, I want to thank you for allowing me to be a part of this discussion that you're broaching. And you've done a wonderful job all week on different occasions talking about the true depth of this problem and the positive alternatives. I appreciate the fact that...”
Sep 15, 2009:
Prayer Important Part of Our Society
“Mr. Speaker, prayer has been an important part of our country since the founding of our great Nation, and attempts to take prayer away from the American people are attempts to take away the essential freedoms that have been guaranteed to every American since the beginning of our United States Constitution. I thank Mr. Forbes for bringing...”
Sep 14, 2009:
Health Care Reform
“And also there's video footage today of the President speaking to ACORN, saying that ACORN would be a part of his decision-making on various bills.”
Sep 14, 2009:
The Nation's Current Financial Situation
“Mr. Speaker, the context of my remarks is engaging the issue of the current financial situation that the United States finds itself in. Mr. Speaker, it was less than 1 year ago that the government began Bailout Nation, which was $700 billion in tax money that was given to the United States Treasury Secretary for the purpose of stabilizing...”
Jul 31, 2009:
Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009: CEOS' ARGUMENTS AGAINST IT
“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3269. This misguided legislation will do nothing to restore confidence in our financial markets and could, in fact, undermine our nation's economic recovery. The bill directs federal financial regulators to literally prohibit compensation arrangements it deems "inappropriate." But when did it...”
Jul 27, 2009:
Health Care
“We need to know what the people who advise the President of the United States think and believe about health care reform, Mr. Speaker. Listening to the President's adviser's actual words I believe is very enlightening. This morning I read a column written by Betsy McCaughey, and I would like to quote from it extensively now. This is from a...”
Jul 27, 2009:
Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building
“Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.”
Jul 27, 2009:
Supporting National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
“Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.”
Jul 27, 2009:
Recognizing 50th Anniversary of Hawaii Statehood
“Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.”
Jul 22, 2009:
National Health Care Plan
“The gentleman from Iowa was talking a few moments ago about how much the Federal Government is getting more and more control over our private economy. Two weeks ago there was a front page story in the Washington Times written by an economist from Arizona State University, and he said this. I found it astounding. He said since bailout Nation...”
Jul 20, 2009:
Democrat's Version of Health Care
“That was the aspect of the Hillary plan. It was an outlawing of all private insurance. The one thing we know from page 16 of the 1,018-page bill is that no more private insurance policies can be written--never, nada. You can't write any more private insurance. Of course, if the public option is subsidized by government at 30 to 40 percent less...”
Jul 20, 2009:
All Jobs Are Needed Now
“Madam Speaker, all jobs are needed now in the United States. We need jobs here and we need jobs now. Unemployment stands at a 26-year high at 9.5 percent. And what is the response of Washington, D.C.? Government is increasing the costs on job creators. By the end of this week, Madam Speaker, government will have mandated that the price of...”
Jul 14, 2009:
"Government Motors"
“Madam Speaker, 2 days after Independence Day, the remaining GM dealers in the United States received a letter from the General Motors National Dealer Council letting the dealers know that the National Dealer Council strongly opposes the Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009. It is also called H.R. 2743. The letter urged all...”
Jun 9, 2009:
Not Learning from History
“Last weekend my family sat down and we were watching the commercial movie "Titanic." And as I was listening to Dr. Burgess from Texas talk about the debt and the burgeoning debt load that the United States takes, once the ice gash came in the side of the Titanic, which we all remember was called the "unsinkable Titanic," we think of the United...”
May 13, 2009:
Cap-And-Trade
“The problem is the American taxpayer, just as the banking system, the financial system, and now with energy, government is creating a problem where we don't have a problem. Government is creating a false economy where they don't have to do this. This is all to benefit governments coffers--not to benefit the American people, not to lower their...”
May 7, 2009:
Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act
“That's right. There is. But I'd say to the Members, there's an unprecedented number of homeowners that are delinquent on their mortgages and entering foreclosures. In fact, the Mortgage Bankers Association estimates that at least 11 percent of the mortgages now are delinquent and will probably go into foreclosure. This is creating really a...”
May 7, 2009:
Providing For Further Consideration of H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act
“I thank the gentleman from Texas for his work and also for yielding to me this morning. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule and to the underlying bill. H.R. 1728 is far-reaching legislation, and it will significantly restrict access to credit for consumers and it will ultimately hurt consumers across the Nation, the very people ...”
Apr 28, 2009:
Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
“I want to thank so much my colleague, STEVE KING from Iowa--the "stunning" STEVE KING of Iowa, as he is known in the mainstream media, so grateful for your advocacy, and also for that of Judge GOHMERT. And Judge GOHMERT, I trust that you're a hanging judge down in the State of Texas. I just wanted to have a chance to speak just for a few...”
Apr 27, 2009:
First 100 Days of Obama Presidency
“And your dollar is worth half of what you thought it was worth.”
Apr 21, 2009:
Cap-And-Trade Legislation
“Absolutely not. As a matter of fact, in Minnesota, we have had, historically, a very low level of unemployment. However, now, with the economy in the condition it is in, Minnesota is very unusual; we are upwards of 8 percent unemployment. In my largest city, we are looking at approximately 10 percent unemployment. In one of my great rural...”
Apr 21, 2009:
Prayer Caucus
“Mr. Speaker, over the course of the last few weeks, President Obama made the statement while in a foreign country that we are not a Christian Nation, that we are not a Jewish Nation or a Muslim Nation. He said we are citizens with shared values. Upon President Obama's return to the United States, he went to Georgetown University, a great...”
Mar 30, 2009:
President Obama's Budget Spends Too Much, Taxes Too Much, and Borrows Too Much
“I thank the gentleman and thank you for this time. We yield back. Thank you.”
Mar 24, 2009:
President Obama's Budget Spends Too Much, It Taxes Too Much, and Borrows Too Much; And, the Gift of Life
“You know, I would say that this heavy tax burden that the Obama administration is laying upon the American people has more to do with involuntary servitude than the fact of a woman who has the opportunity to carry an unborn child to term and to give life to that baby. Most women consider that a privilege and a blessing, and they pray for that...”
Mar 24, 2009:
Unprecedented Taxing and Spending
“Reclaiming my time, I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey's Seventh, Mr. Leonard Lance.”
Mar 19, 2009:
Turn This Economy Around
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about America's economy and where Americans are at right now. We have seen a lot of trouble over the last 2 years, and it needn't be that way. We could turn this American economy around next quarter. We could truly bring hope and change to the American people if we would put into place a positive solution...”
Mar 17, 2009:
Ethical Issues That Need to Be Resolved
“I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I am wondering when it will be that Congress will finally have hearings on itself and on the culpability of Members of Congress for this housing meltdown. We look at individuals who were involved in shielding Freddie and Fannie for years from any sort of tightening, any sort of regulatory burden, any...”
Mar 17, 2009:
Carbon Tax and The President's Budget
“I thank you for yielding. When we are looking at the money and where all of this massive amount of money will be spent, again, the placeholder in the President's budget is $646 billion. But we are told that is maybe one-third of the true amount of revenue that will be generated. Now just think, that is between $1.5 and $2 trillion in new...”
Mar 16, 2009:
President Obama's Budget Spends Too Much, Taxes Too Much, and Borrows Too Much
“We haven't even talked yet about socialized medicine. We talked a little bit about cap and tax. We haven't even talked about socialized medicine. Find me one model anywhere in the world where socialized medicine has delivered better care at a cheaper cost. You want to talk about tax increases, socialized medicine will break the bank in the...”
Mar 12, 2009:
So Much Money to Give Away and So Little Time
“I thank the gentleman from Texas. I appreciate that. I would just like to expand on what Mr. King said. When you look at this body of the House of Representatives and when you look at the United States Senate and when you look at the White House, one thing that we all do when we come in is we take an oath and we pledge our allegiance, not...”
Mar 10, 2009:
Excessive Government Spending and Waste
“If the gentleman would yield, I would just add to that. That statement has been repeated many times, and American people wonder exactly what that means. But it's not a standalone statement. That was something that the current Chief of Staff to the President said, but also our Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, just last week in Brussels...”
Mar 10, 2009:
Out-Of-Control Spending
“It doesn't matter which person is in that office, which party.”
Mar 9, 2009:
Fiscal Responsibility
“Thank you so much for yielding. I thank the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert). She has served long and hard on the Financial Services Committee, and I know that she shares my opinion that these are historic times and we have never seen anything quite like this in the financial services sector before. Beginning in the housing industry,...”
Mar 5, 2009:
The Cramdown Bill
“You know, it was just last week that the Wall Street Journal reported the estimate that the premium would be an additional 2 percent on a mortgage. That's what the cost would be if this cramdown legislation goes through. So if someone qualifies for a 6 percent mortgage, now they would be looking at an 8 percent mortgage. What that does is it...”
Mar 5, 2009:
Fixing the American Economy
“Doctor, what would you think? I mean, this will be a job killer. As I said, this is graveyard economics. We will not only see, I believe, a continued diminution, if we follow the Obama administration's new calculus on the economy, we will see our senior citizens, I believe, continue to reduce the valuation in their 401(k)s. That's not the...”
Mar 4, 2009:
The Protection of Life
“I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. It's exciting to see what science has wrought just in the last few days, the discoveries that have come about. But the bottom line in all of it is this: Cloning will lead to the exploitation of women. That's harmful and that's not good, especially for poor women in the United States and...”
Feb 25, 2009:
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
“Mr. Speaker, last night, President Obama repeatedly expressed a desire to pass fiscally responsible legislation, his fear of passing a mountain of debt to future generations, and his intention to greatly reduce the federal deficit. All sentiments with which I couldn't agree more. However, only two weeks after passing a $1.1-trillion...”
Feb 13, 2009:
Conference Report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: IN CONCLUSION
“Mr. Speaker, at about 10:00 p.m. last nite, the text of the $792-billion so-called "stimulus" package was finally made available to Republicans. At 11:00 p.m., this 1073-page package was finally posted online for the public to see it. And, votes are expected by 2:00 p.m. today. Are Republican legislators really supposed to digest and...”
Feb 12, 2009:
200th Anniversary of The Birth of Abraham Lincoln
“Thank you, Representative King. Just listening to this very important discussion among all of our colleagues, it just struck me that it seems very telling to me that President Obama, who has strong majorities in both the House and the Senate, seems to be pointing as his nemesis in this very historic debate to radio talk show hosts like Rush ...”
Jan 21, 2009:
Abortion
“I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith). I would like to just thank him for the years and years and years of commitment that he has had to the unborn here in America. The unborn have had a friend in Chris Smith. I thank you. That through thick and thin, it seems like we got a lot closer to our goal. Right now, it seems like we are a...”
Jan 15, 2009:
Tarp Reform and Accountability Act of 2009: POINT OF ORDER, PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY
“Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Minnesota will be postponed. The CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No. 6 will not be offered.”
Jan 14, 2009:
Tarp Reform and Accountability Act of 2009: IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
“Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the gentleman from Alabama for yielding a few minutes to me. It's a tremendous honor to be able to sit on the Financial Services Committee. It's been the center of the universe the last 2 years dealing with this crisis that's very real that is impacting not only individuals but businesses, people who are...”
Jan 14, 2009:
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
“Madam Speaker, today I rise in opposition to H.R. 2, the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2009. While I support the State Children's Health Insurance Program, SCHIP, and its continued reauthorization, the proposal before the House today reauthorizes this program in an irresponsible manner, at a time when the American people...”
