Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution condemning anti- Semitism, Islamophobia, and bigotry against minorities. This resolution expresses our…

We are against anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic tropes.

We cannot delve into these anti-Semitic tropes.

Madam Speaker, Saudi Arabia has a vital role in the global war on terrorism. Riyadh is a crucial counterterrorism partner. But, sadly, textbooks of Saudi Arabia have been teaching its students to hate others for too long. One current…

Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the Congressional Bulgaria Caucus, I appreciate Ambassador Tihomir Stoytchev and Mrs. Lubka Stoytchev for their hosting a reception yesterday in recognition of National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria at the…

Mr. Chairman, I am a contractor. We do business and we build projects. If you want to see something that is going to skyrocket cost, the fact of asking what party and where they donate money has nothing to do with transparency. It just has…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to strongly oppose H.R. 1. This is an egregious assault on the fundamental rights and freedoms of Americans. H.R. 1, really, is a fight over liberty. This is a fight over the constitutional duties and roles of the…

And it is a real paradox because on the one hand, in these prosperous areas, which are not far way, I have got employers that are screaming for employees.

But we have way too many people who are outside of the workforce.

The Director has a kind of absolute power which would frighten most of us.

Mitch Daniels, the Governor of Indiana, used to say we are going to hit the bad actors with a sledgehammer but we are going to enable and empower the good actors to serve more Hoosiers and more Americans.

I don't see anything in here that says I have to run a Yelp for financial services sponsored by the Federal Government.

Good government should not be a partisan exercise.

It is not appropriate for any government entity to push the envelope when it comes into conflict with our citizens.

I am telling you that Congress vested this authority and responsibility for running this agency in the Director, and that is me. So, yes.

Now, their unemployment rate is down; their unemployment rate is lower than it has been in 40 years, and that is good.

But I also represent three of the poorest counties in South Carolina. And they have been struggling for a long, long time.

I don't think your department should exist. I would abolish it tomorrow if I could.