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Madam Speaker, I rise today because it is a great day, a great week, and a great year to be a Clemson Tiger. The Third District of South Carolina, which I represent, is home to the Clemson Tigers, who were victorious in their performance…
Mr. Speaker, South Carolinians today will celebrate the inauguration of Governor Henry McMaster, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, and Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with all of our other constitutional officers. After serving 2…
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support this resolution to intervene against the egregious Texas v. United States lawsuit that seeks to end the Affordable Care Act, or, as I…
Mr. President, I will be quick. I know we have a lot to do before we vote, but if you are from South Carolina, you have a lot to be happy about today. If you watched the football game last night, I thought you saw a real display of college…
Madam Speaker, yesterday, I hosted press conferences for a 2019 agenda in the Midlands, Aiken, and Barnwell with my wife, Roxanne. I am grateful for the 2018 successes of serving as Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee chairman to rebuild…
Madam Speaker, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Poland and the United States. As praised by Ambassador Piotr Wilczek: It has been a century of solidarity, understanding, but most of all friendship. Our bond…
This wall is not going to fix our immigration problem in the United States.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this is a bipartisan, commonsense measure that I am proud to have worked on alongside Mr. Lewis and many members of the Ways and Means Committee for the past 2 years. Mr…
Mr. Speaker, opioids and illegal immigration are two cancers of a porous southern border, and my constituents have had enough. Illegal immigration holds down wages and diminishes our middle class. The Democrats say they are for border…
Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong support of the tax and oversight package before us today. I appreciate the concern about the deficits from my colleague across the aisle, but I would remind my colleague that President Obama added $2 trillion…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 7227, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7227) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…
Mr. Speaker, The Wall Street Journal last week reported that the ``Baghdad Blast Walls Come Down.'' It explained that ``the Iraqi Government marked the first anniversary of the Islamic State's defeat Monday by reopening parts of Baghdad's…
Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the dedicated staff work of Major Jonathan Grabill, who served as a military fellow, and Drew Nickels, who served as a foreign policy fellow, in the office of the Second District. Major Grabill has had a…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this Special Order. You know, I walked in this Chamber tonight, and I thought: This brings a new meaning to ``major in the minor.'' We have something that is as important as the sovereignty of this country…
Well, I just want to state that this has been a long struggle. Most Americans, all things being equal, would like to get all of our troops home. The Middle East is a very complicated place. I share the President's desire to withdraw our…
One of two things will happen. No. 1, the Syrian Democratic Forces had a very ethical view of treating prisoners. I was astonished at the compliance with law and their desire to take their enemies and treat them better than they were…
I thank my colleague from New Hampshire. Let me ask the question, when we went to Syria and Iraq together, did anyone in the military suggest to you that withdrawing in the foreseeable future was a good idea?