times of need. thomas jefferson warned that dependence suffocates virtue, made people tools of an oppressor's ambition. now we have proven president jefferson right as we live under the imperial president whose highness, barack hussein obama -- [applause] to liveus feel blessed in the freest country in history , and even though we are still writing the story of america, it is not a fairy with a guaranteed happy ending. if our political kingdom destined to become some cruel and corrupt house of cards? murdered 55 million babies. we are leaving the next generation $17 trillion in debt with blatant disregard for their future and livelihood. is this the freedom our founding fathers envisioned? the good news is that it is not too late. whether you are aware of it or not, you are here because you are called to the greater purpose. you want your life to count. you have a value far greater than what the culture would have you believe. we still have the freedom with internal significance, freedom to choose what we believe. what you believe determines the direction of your life and ultimate

jefferson said when government fears the people, you get liberty. when people for the government, you have tyranny. that is what it means to be an american. it is the object in the republic for the people to censor the government, the government does not censor the people, and as regards who speaks for the american people? it was the intelligence committee who said the american people are too stupid to know what safety measures are required. that is why we cannot tell them what we're doing out there. when edward snowden revealed what was going on from the american people rally behind his concept of what the law means, not the intelligence community and mr. gilmore's. >> you know, john, i have been a trial defense lawyer. i have made motions of the fourth amendment which i have won behalf of clients. i have been an elected prosecutor. i have been the attorney general of virginia. i think i understand better than any body with the fourth amendment is about and how it works. "i lie"? i do not think so. the fact is -- i lead the free congress foundation, and we have a program in which we

he also mechanize, as did jefferson and washington and all the other founders, is based upon a unity, philosophical unity which they said was self-evident, a moral claim. these things have to go together. you can't have a difference of liberty in a practical sense that first organizing that we recognize a moral precept that cannot be denied, that all men are created equal. that is a fundamental truth, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. >> i think a major departure point -- i agree with most of that -- is somebody that i have faith that exists in america, it is written into our dna, through the constitution, through our cultural patterns, transmitted. i've a feeling that is going to exist. i don't worry that this country is going to be destroyed on that at all. >> i wouldn't disagree with you, because particularly when you have government promoting multiculturalism, which is the opposite of americanization, the idf not -- the idea of not e p many one,um, out of but out of one, many, the government is taking at hugely destructive role. government should not force

the constitution and the founding fathers for answers. thomas jefferson said enlighten the people and tyranny and oppression will vanish. it wasravel the nation exciting to see you, the american people, inherently understand this truth that if you stand out -- if you step out tyranny we must learn and understand the principles of liberty. ournherently knew that if nation wants freedom, peace, and prosperity, we must live, learn, and teach the principles of liberty. principles that are at the heart of the miracle we call america. 1607 they were using a stick plow, the same way mankind has been plowing their fields for 5000 years. their mode of travel was walking and animal power, the same way mankind has been traveling for 5000 years. -- their decisions medicines were made up of more noxious superstitions than science. they thought alcohol was a staple food. inadhering to the principles the declaration of independence and the constitution we went from oxcart to space travel in less than 200 years. a 5000ld say we made year leap. read the bookve the 5000 yearly. almost sold one million

figures, obviously, in history. thomas jefferson is somebody we remember as a glamorous figure. george washington in some ways, and, of course, in recent history, more recent history, president kennedy is somebody

famously looked into putin's eyes and saw in his soul something akin to thomas jefferson akin to thomas jefferson when he should in something akin to ivan the terrible or catherine the great. then we had to reset with russia which assumed what was in your question that russia wants to live by international norms, that russia wants to abide by international law, that vladimir putin is an aspiring democrat when, in fact, he is a very convinced autocrat who thinks that the way we try to govern the world, this idea of an international community, it's very silly and he will take advantage of that. in 2008 he chopped off a piece of georgia. if you listen to condi rice she -- they also would've undermined the comment i was in georgia but they serve a chopped off a part time and now they will chop off a lease the crimea from ukraine. >> let me ask you this. why, why is that although this this matter to the united states and to the west? should we care about what's happening? teleflex. >> we better care because putin, one thing doing right now is decide what else is going to do next. this is not

american presidents. president bush famously looked eyes and saw something akin to thomas jefferson when he should've seen something terrible. we had the reset with russia which assumed what was in your question that russia wants to live by international norms and wants to abide by international law, that vladimir putin is an aspiring democrat when in fact, he is a very convinced autocrats who thinks the way we try to govern the world, the idea of an international community, is very silly and he will take advantage of that. in 2008, he chopped off a piece of georgia. now they will chop off at least the crimea from ukraine. does this matter to the united states and to the west? should we care about what is happening? >> we better care because putin is deciding what else he will do next. this is not the extent of his ambitions. we don't want to see a crisis next him latvia or lithuania or perhaps in poland or other parts of eastern europe. we better think about whether we will send a strong message of our own or a weak message. he is not the only tyrant in the world looking at this and learni

everyone to know what's going on. we do our part and we go through the motions but jefferson's weual is not a part of what are doing here. abraham lincoln's adage can be proved again once more. you can fool some of the people all the time. a strong press paying attention to the government helps us not to do that. thank you very much. >> question. said thatay, you chairman issa disrespected you and now you're calling on him to apologizing and now they're saying it is your conduct and you should be apologizing. >> i said it was not going to get caught up in the issue of much ofct because i see this as a distraction. that's what i said. know, if i apologize, i apologize for the fact that the chairman could have yesterday from theproffer attorney and failed to do so. good have you information. i apologize for the committee not addressing issues that the american people wanted to address, like the target credit card fiasco. mortgage lenders who have admitted that they have failed the american people. hospitals, most of which in the united states have a shortage of life-saving drugs. these

that speak to the american soul. words spoken by thomas jefferson, who said "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing." our country is in peril. our deficit is at a record amount. our economy, the economic recovery is stagnant. our place in the world is weakened. so i have a simple solution. it is time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas. [cheers and applause] instead of looking to washington to find the front lines of the battle, i ask you to look to the states. where we find the laboratories of innovation. 50 different experiments in democracy are taking place. among the states, we see two visions for america. there is the vision common in blue states where the state plays an increasing role in the lives of citizens. taxes are on the rise, pensions are out of control, and jobs are leaving by the truckloads. then there is the vision common to red america. [cheers and applause] the red state america vision, the freedom of the individual comes first and the reach of government is limited. in these states, taxes are low, spending is under control, jobs are on the

goes to washington." the late great jimmy stewart's character, jefferson smith, ed come to washington full of national pride and wonder and yet in a short time, he has been framed and scandalized by the forces of washington corruption. he is about to be banished from the u.s. senate. it's in a pivotal scene, he stands with his suitcase in hand, literally sobbing in the shadow of the statue of abraham lincoln. he is implored to resist the forces of corruption. she says the following -- your friend, mr. lincoln, had his enemies. so did every other man who try to lift his thoughts up off the ground. odds against them did not stop them. they were fools that way. all the good that ever came into the world came from. faith like that. they're not all tailored in washington. that kind just throw big shadows. you do not have faith in any other living man. you had faith in something other than that. you had decent, everyday, common rightness and the country can use that. you said mr. lincoln was sitting up there waiting for someone to come along. you're right. he was waiting for men

country's founding, the people whom thomas jefferson called, the light which led ourselves out of gothic darkness, the greek people were denied this right. today greeks celebrate march 25 as the day when the greeks began the long hard battle for independence. recently met with the ambassador, to cyprus, to discuss the latest on our cyprus negotiations. he was hopeful that real progress could be made in unifying the island and stopping the illegal turkish occupation. the u.s. must also continue to work to find a mutually agreeable name for the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. greece an important ally to the united states. i'm proud to stand with american greeks today to celebrate their ndependence and aspirations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to bring attention to the hobby lobby case which is being argued

-science. we are pro-science. now, the quintessential virginian, thomas jefferson, was the preeminent scientist of his day. you cannot be a proud virginian and be antiscience. we accept the science in virginia. in fact, the polling overwhelmingly among the virginia public -- and we're not the bluest state in the country. we're a coal-producing state. i'm going to get to that in a minute. even in coal-producing virginia, the polling shows overwhelmingly that the american -- that the virginia public accepts humans are affecting climate, causing bad things to our economy and we've got to do something about it. now, there is a second argument. it's not science denial, it's leadership denial. these folks may not deny the climate science, but they deny that the u.s. can or should be a leader in taking any steps. they say look, even if we reduce u.s. emission toss zero, it wouldn't offset world emissions unless china or india did something, and so let's just not do anything. that is just not the american way, folks, for us not to lead on something important like that. now, it is true, it is

, written by thomas jefferson, the first democrat to be called, mr. president, captured the very essence of today' very bill. it is our duty and even the oath that we take before god to protect the religious freedoms of every american. obamacare does not do that, and today's bipartisan measure is a small but necessary step if congress is to honor the great tradition of religious liberty, enshrined in our founding documents and extended to succeeding generations of americans by law. thank you, mr. speaker, and with that i urge passage of h.r. 1814 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yeemeds back the balance of his time -- yields back the balance of his time. all time having expired on h.r. 18 14, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1814. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from

, he also recognized as did jefferson, washington, all the other founders, is based upon a unity, a philosophical unity which they said was self-evident, a moral claim. these things have to go together. you can't have a defense of liberty in a practical sense without first recognizing that, recognize a moral precept that cannot be denied that all men are created equal. and that's a fundamental truth that gives rise to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. >> i think a major departure point, and i agree with most of that, is that simply i have faith that that exists in america. that's written into our dna through the constitution, through our cultural patterns, transmitted. i have faith that's going to exist. i don't worry that this country is going to be destroyed on that access at all. >> i would disagree with you because particularly when you have government, and this is big government again, promoting multiculturalism which is the opposite of americanization, the idea of not e pluribus i pneumonia, not out of many one, but out of one many, then it's government once again ta

jefferson in his first inaugural described this american government as the world's best hope. and finally i heard the senator say that climate change will have consequences. and i wonder if he would care to comment on what a failure to address climate change by the united states of america knowing the information that we know would mean, in terms of the kind of hope america is to the world in terms of the kind of credibility that america needs to project its soft power, is there a consequence that you could foresee in our foreign policy and in our national security from fumbling and dropping this ball at this time? mr. blumenthal: thank you. if i may respond mr. president? thank you to the senator my colleague and friend from rhode island, with a question that really summarizes one of the key reasons we're here today. and i see that we've been joined by the senior senator from rhode island who is senior to me on the armed services committee and so knows better than i probably some of the answers that can be made to the question posed by the the senator from rhode island. but let m

is the seed of conservatism. god, not tong to other men. that is it, right there. jefferson said something similar when he said no man was born with a saddle on his back, and another man with boots and spurs to ride him by the race of god. all men belong to god. not to other men. idea is codified in our founding document. the 55 most important words in world history. we hold these truths to be self-evident, all men are rated endowed by they are their creator with certain inalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. no more important words have been written in modern history. those 55 words, all men belong to god. lincoln, standing on the graves of thousands american , four scoreysburg and seven years ago, he talks about that very idea. a nation conceived in liberty, dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. what's he say at the end? these here who have given the last full measure so that a nation

. jefferson said that. i don't want to put myself in that category. i'm hoping ken starr will say that. >> i think you should applaud what he said. that's very important. can tell me what i can and cannot do. i love religion. i love religions i'm not a part of. i read religious books. involved in religion in many ways. if i lived in a country where they told me what religion i had to practice and how, i would be religions worst enemy. i would be fighting tooth and nail and i want to keep it that way. don't ask for the help of the government. don't ask for help of the state. do a better job. religionere and make more relevant to the life of young people. don't create conflict between the rights of women and the rights of religion, the rights of gays and the rights of religion, the rights of other dissenters and the rights of religion. you're going to lose many of those battles unfortunately. you're going to have to figure out a way to make people love what you are doing. we just had a conversation before this began with two wonderful people, evangelical ministers in jordan who had been arrest

feel comforted. thomas jefferson was the preeminent scientist of his day. size andpple with the ask the basic questions. i did -- i think the scientific -- ance is overwhelmingly overwhelming consensus that the climate is changing in ways that negatively impact the planet and humans have a significant defect. not the only effect. there are plenty of others. we'll continue. human effect is significant. when i hear from witnesses or anybody who contacts me about this when not grapple with the signs who denies it or pretense have as -- pretends, i hard time taking deposition. -- taking that position. i think any organization should only yes or no. you can acknowledge some continued debate. i think people should take a position on the science and all willingness to take a position troubles me. i think those of us making decisions about we have to started their and take a position. i think the science is clear. i have lived and i am seeing it. sea levels are rising. there are people i know who live in homes that they cannot sell them now. they were built 100 years ago and unable to be so

declaration of independence, written largely initially the first draft by thomas jefferson but it was subject to an editorial committee. he didn't like that. he thought his words were pretty good. among those words were, americans were entitled to life, liberty, now hear the editorial committee did not act. he said, and the pursuit of happiness. but it sounds like some people would substitute that, unfettered and unquestioned access to 501(c)3 and 501(c)(4) stacks extell status. do you read that in the declaration of independence? >> i don't read that -- >> no it doesn't read that way. so it's not really an explicit entitlement or right. it's a process you have to qualify for, is that correct? >> correct. >> there are many different ways of trying to figure out how somebody qualifies, and whether they qualify, is that correct? >> yes. >> and by and large, historically, irs has had a standard operating procedure for determining those -- that status. either 501(c)3 or 501(c)(4) or other status. is that correct? >> correct. >> in this particular case, what we're all excited about is that

jefferson city is a registered nurse who is now working two part-time jobs. she is living paycheck to paycheck. here's what she says in her letter -- "i am a registered nurse. only working part-time at two jobs. i live paycheck to paycheck like most people since the economic crisis. i'm barely able to keep my bills paid, much less able to add another one. i am upset that my right as a u.s. citizen has been taken away from me to decide for myself if i want health insurance or not." i think she could have added to that and decide for herself whether she wanted it or not and what she wanted. now, i can't really quite tell what the president's latest announcement was, but it appears to be that if you had insurance, even if it's been canceled, because it didn't meet the qualifications, now somehow it's not canceled, and how you deal with that as someone who has maybe gotten another policy or maybe moved beyond the insurance you had and don't qualify to go back. i don't know how many times we can change this law without just finally admitting the law is not working. let's take everything we

tenet of who we are. just as president jefferson said in a letter that he wrote to the new london methodists that of all the rights we hold, we should hold the right of conscience clear. and most dear. so once you believe and we have given him the most fundamental of all freedoms. congress has a long tradition of protecting religious liberty and the congress enacted the religious freedom restoration act to ensure broad protection of religious liberty and the hhs regulations do not satisfy the high bar set by that act. that is the position that i hope that the court upholds. the mandate is an enormous government overreach and it violates americans constitutional rights. while this mandate severely defines religious individuals, it exams plenty of other nonreligious institutions. the administration has already exempted 100 million employees from the mandate for commercial or political reasons and people should also not be forced to give up their business to hold onto their faith or to give up their faith to hold onto their business. these family businesses are not publicly traded. t

paris, jefferson davis and parishs that people on the committee and in america that haven't heard of. but these are real places of people. that investment is expected to create more than 37,000 new jobs. high paying jobs. in america, lng exports will drive continued investment in domestic production and create jobs, but they are a powerful gop political tool particularly in light of russia's illegal aggressi aggression. putin is going to use allies to pressure us and advance his agenda. russ russ russ russia put sanctions on nine people and i was one of them. it is encouraging me to double my efforts of energy production and make the united states a global leader in energy exports. america can and should be an emergency -- energy -- super power in all aspects including new alternative fuels and sources. we know real competition in real open markets drives efficiency and lowers prices for everyone. the last thing putin and his cronies want is competition from the united states of america in his energy race. tyrants have had many reasons to fear revolutions and this is one they should

said the declaration of independence, written largely initially the first draft by thomas jefferson but it was subject to an editorial committee. he didn't like that. he thought his words were pretty good. among those words were, americans were entitled to life, liberty, now hear the editorial committee did not act. he said, and the pursuit of happiness. but it sounds like some people would substitute that, unfettered and unquestioned access to 501(c)3 and 501(c)(4) stacks extell status. do you read that in the declaration of independence? >> i don't read that -- >> no it doesn't read that way. so it's not really an explicit entitlement or right. it's a process you have to qualify for, is that correct? >> correct. >> there are many different ways of trying to figure out how somebody qualifies, and whether they qualify, is that correct? >> yes. >> and by and large, historically, irs has had a standard operating procedure for determining those -- that status. either 501(c)3 or 501(c)(4) or other status. is that correct? >> correct. >> in this particular case, what we're all excited ab

founding fathers said that. thomas jefferson may have been a right-wing nuts. but if you look at what this president is doing right now trying to tramp will on those freedoms the hobby lobby case is where those rights converge. to our job creators. this is a business that wants to run and provide services to people. a few locations in my district. wife likes going to hobby lobby but shouldn't be faced with the dilemma. whether or not they are going to violate their own religious freedoms in this country. nobody should be faced with the threat of our government taking away their religious freedom just to be able to operate as a business and that is happening right now with the president. and not limited to businesses. if you look at what is happening, the president likes to talking about a war on women, he loves to divide this country to divide, how shameless that is. and where is the president's war? it is against the little cyst ders of the poor, a catholic order of nuns that are trying to do good. they are forced to sue the federal government because barack obama wants to make littl

greece, greeks have been exceptional, mr. speaker. . i'm almost sure that thomas jefferson cast an eye across the atlantic when he uttered these words in 1821 when greece declared their independence and i quote, the flames kindled on the fourth of july, 1776 have not spread over much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of dess petism. on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them. it is no coincidence that the feats of the enunesiation, a commemoration of the conception of jesus christ, which chosen to ignite the action for independence. i'm blessed to be of two cultures that have been beacons of liberty for all of civilization. the place of my birth, the land of the free and the home of the brave, the united states of america. and the land of my ancestors, the birthplace of democracy, the hellenic republic. many greeks fought for years, pledging to their heritage, culture and faith. a bishop raised the emblem of freedom for helens. the flag baring a white cross and nine blue and white stripes representing the nine letters in freedom. eight ye

jefferson said 1809,etter he wrote in and all of the right to vote, we should hold the right of conscience most dear. once the government tells us what to believe and how to apply what you believe, we have given up the most fundamental of all freedoms. congress has a long history of protect liberty. there should be brought protection of religious liberty. that is a position that i hope the court upholds. the mandate is an enormous government overreach and it violates americans constitutional rights. this mandate severely finds religious individuals, it exams plenty of other nonreligious institutions. administration has exempted 100 million employees from the mandate for commercial or political reasons. people should also not be forced to give up their business to hold onto their faith or to give up their faith to hold onto their business. these family businesses are not publicly traded corporations. -- i is not one court case have been told this on the best authority -- there's not one case where these kinds of corporations -- numerous federal courts have upheld the ability of what for-pro