A biography for Marsha Blackburnhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“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.”
“I work every weekend in my district.”
“Net Neutrality originally referred to management of the 'last mile' of the network over which data flows into a person's home, but the debate has grown beyond that in recent years.”
“I firmly believe that the most important feature of spending the people's money is complete transparency.”
“I think people have found it very interesting that those that enforce ObamaCare, those that wrote Obamacare, are not a part of ObamaCare.”
“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.”
“I fear that light touch regulations that have allowed the Internet to prosper will now be replaced by a heavy hand that stifles innovation and does not adapt well to change. The Internet is not broken.”
“Serving as President of the United States is a privilege that is afforded to few in our country.”
“Less regulation plus less taxation plus less litigation always equals more innovation and job creation.”
“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.”
“We need to protect the sovereignty of our nation, and we need to protect the security of our people here in the country.”
“Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.”
“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.”
“People are probably going to realize they can live with a lot less government than what they thought they needed.”
“Politicians like to confuse congressional spending with earmarks. There is a difference.”
“Earmarks are almost always inserted by a member of Congress without any notice to other members, and without a chance for Congress as a whole to debate a particular earmark as they relate to national priorities.”
“Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen.”
“My hope is that we're going to be more strategic and focused as we look for a way to address the long-term deficit and debt issues that are affecting this nation.”
“Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a spending problem. Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a priority problem. It is time that we begin to fine tune our focus and decide what the priority of government ought to be.”