Jim Kolbe Quotations

Through free trade, we have exported our principles, as well as our products - sharing America's freedom and democracy with the world,

Most people stash away or toss aside pennies instead of reusing them thereby forcing the federal government to produce billions more every year,

Now there's going to be buying power over these plans and it's going to force the prices down, so it's going to effect their profit line a little bit on the bottom line. It's going to cut off a little of their profits, if there's the competition we think there's going to be.

Fort Huachuca has produced well-trained soldiers and now can produce even more, ... Fort Huachuca is here to stay. It's stronger today, with eyes on the future.

For those who are in that choice, those are probably low income people. About 14 million Americans are going to have a benefit here, that's going to be almost 100 percent, not quite, but almost 100 percent of coverage.

There are so many people moving around on the floor that nobody would notice anything,

My view is, I'm not looking for an exit strategy. I want a solution.

We have so much money going to so many different agencies that I think there is great opportunity for misuse of funds and mismanagement and even, unfortunately, fraud. We need to move as quickly as possible.

We will be able to funnel 99 percent of the currently undocumented population through ports of entry, where they can be documented, screened and monitored to give the U.S. a better understanding of who is living within the nation's borders.

It was useful and helpful to know that they've moved this far ahead in their specific proposal.

A free trade agreement with Malaysia is about more than economics.

The mood on Capitol Hill is not a pleasant one, ... There's a divisiveness that I think we haven't seen in a long time and I worry about that. I like to think that I've been a moderating influence on that.

Any realistic guest-worker program must include provisions for those who are already in this country regardless of how they arrived here,

As chairman of the subcommittee responsible for Iraq's reconstruction, I have seen the positive and necessary oversight role a special inspector general plays in monitoring this spending.

You're finding there is a lot of competition among these plans to get different drugs signed up and to get them at the lowest possible costs because they want to attract people to their plan.

They need to weigh all of this because if you don't sign up for it now and you wait 10 years to sign up for it, when you're 75, you're going to pay a much higher premium.

they have got to turn up the heat?. The president has got to work on building up support for this.

The bill before us today does nothing to solve the real problems of immigration. It's worse than nothing because it tries to fool the public. It pulls the wool over their eyes. It pretends we are doing something to secure our border when in fact we are doing nothing except throw words and money at the problem.

not wasted on government bureaucracy or frivolous projects.

I'm looking forward to the day when we have a free trade agreement (with New Zealand),

I applaud them (the agency) for finally moving forward and selecting the Predator B as the UAV that will keep a watchful eye on our borders, ... They can't get them in the air soon enough as I am concerned.

Tim Bee has demonstrated his toughness and his compassion, his ability to lead while at the same time listening to others. These are skills few people in public life have. We need Tim Bee working for us in Congress.

I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security.

I would rather be known as 'Jim Kolbe, the trade expert in Congress who happens to be gay,' rather than 'Jim Kolbe, gay congressman from Arizona.'

I do favor guest workers, H1B visas and student visas.

As much as the social conservatives might not like to hear it, there will be a time when your grandchildren say: 'What was the argument with gay marriage? Who cares?'