Heather Wilson Quotes (18 Quotes)

The H-1B visa program which helps sustain our rapidly growing economy and also helps meet the health care needs of families living in rural New Mexico.

Now is not the time to be simultaneously going forward with a bill on taxes and Medicaid,

The government cannot create wealth, but it can create the environment ... for prosperity,

We have to start from the facts and the place to get those facts is the House Intelligence Committee. This is the beginning of a series of questions and engagement.

Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Santa Fe National Forest told your agency not to set the fire, ... I'd like to know why they went ahead and did it.

A comprehensive national energy policy is critical to our nation's economy and our national security. Energy expenditures account for about 7% percent of our total economy and influence pricing in the much of the rest of the economy.

Some people will get low cost or no cost prescription drugs based on their incomes. I cannot urge people strongly enough to fill out the form, mail it in and take advantage of this benefit.

If the government takes your land, they should pay for it,

We need a balanced, long term energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and preserve the beauty of the land we love.

I support creating a nonpartisan Office of Public Integrity. When individual members appear to have broken the rules, they should be investigated by an independent professional. We need a nonpartisan office that can investigate allegations of wrongdoing. Federal agencies have Inspectors General and the executive branch has an Office of Public Integrity. The Congress should be able to police its own members.

What happened today was the act of cowards. Often people who do these things scurry back into the gutters they came from. I can say with confidence that we will spare no effort to track down and punish those responsible. It's important for the world to know that our nation will not bow to terrorists and faceless acts of cowardice.

The law was written in 1978, pre-cell phone, pre-Internet. We need to do some updating.

Wilson said most seniors have already received one mailing about the program, but that Congress and the Medicare administration are concerned that recipients ignore the mailings or set them aside as too complicated ... a really good deal.

These companies have come together and said, 'We think we can help,' ... It'll mean that our airports and airplanes will be screened and safer faster than would otherwise be the case.

We've seen claims in the last month that they didn't know until July of this year, and now you're working around the clock to find out what's wrong, ... That's rubbish. You knew you had a problem a long time ago. You had recalls in 18 countries. This committee's staff has uncovered memos going back to 1997 where you knew you had a problem and you didn't do anything about it.

Congress may very well need to develop legislative solutions to address price gouging,

The men who wrote the Constitution feared most a strong Executive with control of a standing army. Our Constitution is set up to protect all of us from tyranny.

I oppose amnesty because I don't think people here illegally should get to go to the front of the line, ... But when we have hundreds of thousands of people standing at lines at embassies for the chance to come here and work in this country, laying pavement and picking lettuce in the 120-degree heat, I think we should come up with a system to allow for that.