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Mr. Speaker, yesterday U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson of Virginia struck down the individual mandate within the health care takeover as unconstitutional. This job-killing mandate infringes upon an individual's right to choose whether…
While Senator DeMint sympathizes with the victims of this tragedy, he's concerned that Congress should not retroactively change the law to specifically affect pending legislation.
Reserving the right to object, Madam President, this is a nation of laws, not of men. It destroys that whole foundation to our legal system when we make retroactive law.
We shouldn't be jamming a major arms control treaty up against Christmas. It's sacrilegious and disrespectful. What's going on here is just wrong.
Mr. Speaker, Lexington County, South Carolina, received great news this week as Amazon.com announced plans to open a distribution center in Cayce. This will bring 1,200 jobs to the Midlands, and I truly thank Amazon.com for their economic…
Mr. Speaker, a tax cuts resolution has finally been made to protect all Americans from the largest tax increase in American history. I am happy the President recognizes tax increases kill jobs, as documented by the National Federation of…
Madam Speaker, Beaufort, South Carolina, is home to the Marine Corps Air Station, professionally commanded by Colonel John Snider. The Marine Corps Air Station plays a critical role in our national security operations and is home to six…
It just tells you how irrational this spending culture has become that's driven by earmarks.
We've only gotten about a million of them back so far. And that doesn't even account for the new people coming into the labor force.
Thank you for allowing me to speak, Senator Grassley, Senator Baucus. I guess the first observation I would like to make is that we are here on a Saturday morning. This is democracy, in many ways, at its best. People understand the two…
Mr. President, I am allocated 10 minutes, I think. Can you let me know when I have used 9 minutes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be notified.
Mr. Speaker, there is a great debate over the January 1 tax increases of over $2,000 annually per family. I strongly believe we need to extend tax relief for all Americans to create jobs, and I hope that the bipartisan issue of the…
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for yielding. I rise today in support of House Resolution 1669, to congratulate and compliment the National Air Transportation Association on its 70th anniversary, and for its advocacy of…
The one thing, to my Democratic colleagues, passing the statute repealing during the study I think was a bad mistake.
We should be listening, not dictating on this.
Mr. Speaker, Ireland, with a population of just 4.4 million, has been forced to get a $90 billion bailout to keep from crashing. With our debt of almost $14 trillion and trillion-dollar yearly deficits, we are very close to becoming a…
Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4783, the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. Madam Speaker, today is a great day for our Nation's black farmers and Native…
Madam Speaker, the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future is set to visit South Carolina and the Central Savannah River Area, CSRA, on January 6 and 7. Back in July, I invited the cochairmen of the commission to request that…