Because America leads the world by example, it’s no surprise that some might seek to imitate our domestic rules and regulations on a global scale. – Marsha Blackburn
Republicans are for clean water, clean air, and clean energy. We are not for taxing people out of their house, home and business to pay for it. And that is the fundamental difference between the Democrats and Republicans on this issue. – Marsha Blackburn
We don’t want the federal government to shut down. It is so inappropriate, and it is not respectful of the people that have sent us here to do our jobs. – Marsha Blackburn
Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years. – Marsha Blackburn
When you look at the social cost of carbon – and there is a lot of ambiguity around that – what you also need to be doing is looking at the benefits of carbon and what that has on increased agriculture production. – Marsha Blackburn
Seldom does a member of either party have to be called down for inappropriate behavior on the House floor. – Marsha Blackburn
New Hampshire is one of the birthplaces of American freedom and independence – a place with a love and a passion for liberty. – Marsha Blackburn
We have to defeat ISIS. We have to make certain that we destroy them and that we push them back. – Marsha Blackburn
Many women are heads of households. Many are the primary wage earners for their families. – Marsha Blackburn
If the expansion of a global legal regime for communication technologies gains traction, the effects to the global economy as well as our individual liberties will be severe. – Marsha Blackburn
Even the president’s own Science and Technology Office head Mister Holdren says no one single weather event is due specifically to climate change. – Marsha Blackburn
I’ve always said that I didn’t want to be given a job because I was a female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job. And making certain that companies are going to move forward in that vein, that is what women want. – Marsha Blackburn
The British health care system is a blueprint for the failure of Obamacare, as it is structured. – Marsha Blackburn
It is Republicans that have led the fight for women’s equality. Go back through history and look at who was the first woman to ever vote, elected to office, go to Congress. – Marsha Blackburn
This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the battles in Afghanistan and that we win in the battles in Iraq. And as the gentleman from Georgia has mentioned, this is not something that is going to be quick and easy. – Marsha Blackburn
What’s the top area of concern? What’s the top issue? National security. That is what people think about night. ‘Are my children going to be safe? Am I going to be safe when I’m out and about in the community?’ – Marsha Blackburn
Countries like Iran and China support an Internet Iron Curtain that would censor political dissidents and deny anonymous activity online through mandatory registrations of IP addresses. – Marsha Blackburn
Most website developers say an aggregator website, such as what healthcare.gov is, could be built easily for a half a million dollars. They have spent a half a billion dollars. – Marsha Blackburn
The No. 1 issue with women in this country is jobs, and the No. 2 issue is our national security. So, economic security, national security and retirement security. – Marsha Blackburn
I would love for women to be focused on maximum wage, and I have fought to be recognized with equality for a long time. – Marsha Blackburn
We all learned in kindergarten that the beginning is a very good place to start. As we have this debate on illegal immigration and illegal entry into this country, let’s begin at the very beginning by sealing the borders to this great Nation. – Marsha Blackburn
Now, ‘the fiscal cliff’ is a name that the media came up with, but some of us have been saying for years, ‘You have got to stop the out of control federal spending, or you will end up at this point.’ We’re there. – Marsha Blackburn
We need to work to repeal Obamacare and replace it with the kind of health care choices that the American people want. That doesn’t include government-run health care. – Marsha Blackburn
Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we’ve fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our Republican approach to border security than they are to Nancy Pelosi’s approach. – Marsha Blackburn
To get our economy back on track and keep it functioning properly without the problems of our financial institutions, we need reasonable regulations that will protect Main Street while at the same time allow Wall Street to do what it does best – make money for American investors. – Marsha Blackburn
I often quote Ronald Reagan, who is pretty close to my favorite President ever, I will have to say that, but one of my favorite remarks he ever made was that when you look at Federal programs, there is nothing so close to eternal life on Earth as a Federal Government program. – Marsha Blackburn
Ironically, one of the clearer threats to consumer privacy is the government’s largely unchecked ability to collect your sensitive information without due process. – Marsha Blackburn
Look at what is happening in China and in Russia. They have units that are specifically targeted cyber warfare. They are carrying it out. Our critical infrastructure is attacked thousands of times a day. – Marsha Blackburn
We should be careful and deliberate in how we allow public entry into our vibrant communications marketplace… This is an issue that should be left to our states. – Marsha Blackburn