While my colleague was talking so eloquently in defense of freedom, not in defense of South Carolina, but in defense of freedom and the freedom to pursue the free market, something as fundamental as that, we have been joined by our…

Mr. Speaker, last week, of course, we were in our respective districts, which means I was home in my beloved State of South Carolina. And while the bulk of that time was spent in the upstate, in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Union Counties…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 10 a.m…

What steps will you take to ensure that complaints received by the Bureau are legitimate ones and not merely post-contractual gripes against a company when the consumer decides they don't want to live with the terms?

We saw firsthand when the automotive manufacturing company, BMW, decided to come to the upstate of South Carolina. I tell my colleagues, it transformed the upstate of South Carolina. Every now and again, you have an opportunity to have a…

The gentleman from Georgia just a few minutes ago in the last hour was over there talking about us not manufacturing anything in this country anymore, talking about bringing manufacturing back. I don't know if y'all heard that. I sat there…

First, I thank my colleagues for taking this time to talk about an issue that--I cannot believe we are even having this discussion. We have seen a lot since we have been here in Washington on January 5, but I never thought that I would see…

They said they'd talk with Attorney General Wilson and the other attorneys general, but they said, We're going to do it in secret. We're going to do it in secret. They demanded secret meetings, made threats, and they attacked the right to…

You have to wonder why the NLRB is doing this. What is their ultimate gain? I think it's to force a private industry to make a decision that the government tells it to. That's like a government takeover, a government's telling a private…

Mr. Speaker, I just have to ask myself, listening to my colleagues here, thinking about this issue, since when did America stop becoming and being the land of the free? The land of the free that we sing about all the time? Do we just want…

H-Canyon is a remarkable asset that can play a key role in the future of the complex.

The core mission of DOE's Environmental Management program is to reduce the amount of waste currently sitting in our weapons complex.

You know, you hit a point that seniors are thinking about. They're thinking that they're on a fixed income. They're looking at rising prices, whether it's at the gas pump--we talked today about solving American energy issues, but they're…

Mr. Speaker, the recent unprecedented action by the National Labor Relations Board is simply the latest example of this administration putting politics before the needs of the American people. I honestly never thought I would see the day…

I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.

Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve my point of order while rising in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. No point of order was reserved. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

This Democrat motion is just one more example of congressional Democrats attempting to obstruct a bill that will increase access to American energy resources. This motion is already the law. The law says the President has an authority to…

the leadership of Senator Lindsey Graham from my home State of South Carolina