Last week I came to this floor and stood in the well and called upon the Senate to do something, which was to take up this bill--this bill that had passed out of our subcommittee with tremendous bipartisan support and that passed out of…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment seeks to require States to maintain a database of all concealed-carry permits that would be accessible to law enforcement officers 24 hours a day. This amendment…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment prohibits persons who are legally permitted to carry a concealed weapon between the age of 18 and 21 from taking advantage of H.R. 822's grant of reciprocity. We…

Madam Speaker, the Second Amendment to our Constitution was drafted, debated, and ratified in precisely the same manner as the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth, the Sixth, and other amendments our colleagues on the other…

Madam Speaker, according to the Department of the Treasury, as of November 14, 2011, the national debt had reached $14.973 trillion, and will reach $15 trillion in the coming days. This is an economic threat to American families. Since the…

Thank you for your service.

Madam Speaker, on Friday, Congress will have the opportunity to vote on the balanced budget amendment. This legislation will limit Congress from spending more than it receives in revenues unless both the House and Senate agree with a…

I am very grateful and honored to represent Parris Island.

Thank you very much. And I also want to commend you on my visits to Parris Island to see the marksmanship training, to see the sighting. It is just so impressive and how capable these young people are. It just warms your heart. Thank you…

However, this ill-advised and purely political decision by the President will do more than just domestic economic harm, but it will have grave national security implications as well.

I was saddened that President Obama was persuaded in his decision not by the economic benefits of the project but by far left environmental interest groups.

The national unemployment rate is 9.1% and there is very little proof this number will improve in the coming months.

This is ill-advised, and this is really a purely political decision by the President that will do more than just economic harm, but it will have a grave national security implication as well.

As a Marine Corps combat veteran, I believe it is imperative we take into consideration the national security implications of our energy policy.

I asked Admiral Mullen, your predecessor, what is the risk of an Arab-Kurdish conflict over the oil reserves around Kirkuk in terms of a conflict if we are not present. He said it was high.

I don't know if you are aware or not or have read the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive Report on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, but China is one of the most aggressive collectors of U.S. economic…

I think it is no accident that the troops are coming home 2 months before this election in Afghanistan.

If neighboring countries see that Iraq is weak and incapable of protecting its border and internal security, then definitely there will be interference.