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I thank the gentlewoman, both for your time and for your leadership on this very important issue. As she said, I represent Mobile, Alabama. If you go and look at a map, it is a straight shot north from Havana to Mobile. For over three…
Amendment XX: Section 1: ``The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms…
``But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the…
``No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any…
President Obama's attempt to bypass Congress and grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants is wrong and dangerous. It undermines the rule of law and threatens American jobs. That is why right now several of my colleagues and I…
I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time and for scheduling this Special Order to honor the men and women who put their lives on the line every day, as we just heard from our colleague from Washington. Last year in the United States…
New Jersey: William Livingston, David Brearley, William Paterson, Jonathan Dayton. Pennsylvania: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Thomas FitzSimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouverneur Morris.
In Mobile's Cooper Riverside Park, there stands a statue of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, the French founder of Mobile, a statue which is identical to another statue located in Havana, Cuba. This statue is just one example of the robust…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill. In fact, just this morning I was reading your op-ed from USA Today in which you make a great point. This law cannot be…
Very concerned, Anderson. So, if you look back even with ISIS tactics just very shortly ago with -- they switch gears.
And if you think of this, Anderson, the federal government would watch about 21 al-Qaeda affiliates. That doesn't count ISIS and other organizations but al-Qaeda affiliates about half of those have pledged support to ISIS and their…
It's nearly impossible and the longer that Syria can -- is a recruiting tool and it is a recruiting tool.
At some point, you have to recognize that there are no consequences when you do nothing.
It has to be a lawful system. It has to be one that serves the national interest.
I think the challenge for us today, Madam Chair, is what can we do to help the American worker.
Our people have demanded and pleaded with Congress for 40 years for and the politicians have refused to give it.
It is time for somebody to stand up for working Americans.
The Federal Reserve in Atlanta has found that wages are pulled down by excessive flows of labor.