I think people should be authentic and who they are. If that calls people to same-sex attraction and same-sex marriage, then they should be true to who they are, and I think that the world could benefit by more love.
Chris Gibson
You can distill deterrence down to two factors: capability and will.
I don't recommend this, but my dad - to help us get through the winter, he bought a kerosene heater, and he had it in the kitchen so that the furnace wouldn't have to kick off.
While I have strongly and consistently supported the Clean Power Plan, and continue to do so, I cannot and will not support a proposal for a cap-and-trade system.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about the paratroopers I served with who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.
My travels have made clear that people across this state - from every political perspective - are looking for a new leader in Albany.
When you talk about peace through strength, what you're talking about is the concept of deterrence.
By training and keeping doctors in underserved areas, we're working toward a goal of increasing access to quality health care for more of our communities.
The idea that two political parties can't come together to get a mission done is foreign to me - and unacceptable.
Intervening militarily would exacerbate - not resolve - the matter and, in the process, will Americanize the Syrian civil war.
Escalating in Syria is not the best approach.
As I stated shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits.
It is in the best interests of my constituents and the country to repeal and replace the ACA, and defunding/delaying implementation is consistent with that approach.
When the people's representatives have to go on record and vote, it transforms our country. It is a full recognition that we are in a state of war.
Mary Jo and I have three teenagers who are in their last years at home. In addition, I was just offered and accepted a position with Williams College as a visiting lecturer on leadership beginning in February 2017, and anticipate accepting other academic positions shortly.
We can bring people together in an era rife with partisanship and divide.
The rural nature of our district relies heavily on the profitability of our family farms.
Importantly, rather than being solely concerned with U.N. approval, the president must come first to our own Congress for authorization, and I urge him to do so. Finally, I understand the impulse to take action in Syria; however, I hope the president carefully considers this matter and resists the call from some to use military force in Syria.
If I don't believe I'm the guy that's going to help defeat Cuomo, then I won't go forward.
Too many upstate New Yorkers have to drive 30 minutes or more to see a doctor.
We know there isn't anything we can say or do that will bring their loved one back. What we can do is support them and honor their sacrifice by doing everything we can, every day, to make our communities stronger and our nation better so that we may be a people worthy of their sacrifices.
If conservation isn't conservative, then words have no meaning at all.
What we need to do is have empathy and that ultimately, at the end of the day, it's a woman's private choice... I don't support federal funding for abortions, nor do I support late-term abortions.
For working-class families and small businesses... we have got to find ways to lower energy costs.
I look at the corruption in Albany and we cannot accept that.
I don't believe in amnesty... What I have proposed is that we would come forth with a program that allows individuals to come forward and to plead guilty... They would have to pay a fine; they would have to go through a background check - some say learn English - and they would get learned legal status.
I've seen the human condition under the most trying of circumstances.
Even with the approach that I take in Congress, which is to bring people together to get things done - many people describe that as 'reasonable' - I couldn't vote for John Boehner's re-elect.
I thank the voters of Upstate N.Y. for this privilege to serve and pledge to continue to work tirelessly on their behalf in this final term.
I will always remember the fear in the faces of the executed. That's the first day I felt the devil's presence.
Jesus's first commandment was to love one another.
For too long, Gov. Cuomo has led with fear, intimidation, and bullying.
This is what my calling is now. I'm here to try to help our party.
Among the chartered responsibilities of the federal government were, in those areas where appropriate - such as facilitating interstate commerce - to provide for justice and domestic tranquility, the common defense, and to secure the blessings of liberty.
New York has been embarrassed by corruption and lags behind in too many important categories. We can do better.
All too often, the conversation about appropriate and balanced environmental stewardship gets caught up in partisan politics. Yet, this conversation is key to the preservation of our great country for generations to come, as important as ensuring we have fiscally responsible policies to secure our future.
I hope the EPA will listen to the many votes over the years in Congress opposing cap-and-trade and rescind that proposed rule.
Part of being conservative is judicious conservation of resources, both man-made and natural.
I believe that the strength in America is individual families and communities.
In the five years from 2007 to 2012, we only gained a little over 1,200 farmers. Since we aren't going to stop eating, we have to reverse that trend, or we'll see even more consolidation, more corporate farms, or increasing food imports; none of that is in our interest.
Cap-and-trade is a dangerous policy fraught with the potential for significant corruption, and it would hurt my constituents and our economy by raising energy costs.
This deficit that we have threatens our very way of life, and everything needs to be on the table.
I will make the final decision on running for governor after my congressional term ends.
I came from a working-class family. My dad was in a union. I never forgot what it was like to be a private.
I'm against the president's health care law because I don't agree that it's going to achieve its goals. I believe in the goals.
I want to drive down health care costs.
I believe in peace through strength.
What my voting record reflects is constantly looking to improve the amount of resources we having going into research, development, and prototypes we have going into renewable energy sources.
We need legislation that encourages increased competition and tort reform and combats fraud, waste, and abuse. This would drive down health care costs, provide more 'bottom line' for our small businesses and lead to more private sector job growth.
On the Agriculture Committee, I will be an ardent and strong champion for our farmers to ensure that they are treated fairly, particularly in regards to how their products are priced.
