My point to you in response to you to a couple of different questions was that the President wants to see Washington better -- get better. Get fixed. Change the way it does business.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join with friends and family of our former colleague and my personal friend, Earl F. Hilliard, who this weekend will be celebrating his 75th birthday. While a Member of this body, Earl and I worked very closely…

Mr. Speaker, last Sunday marked Tax Freedom Day, determined by the Tax Foundation, led by President Scott Hodge. This is the day when our citizens have earned enough money to pay their tax bill for the year. It is alarming that American…

Mr. Speaker, this Saturday marks 100 days in office for President Donald Trump, an important milestone for Congress and this administration. Since being sworn in, President Trump has stood strong, upholding his pledge to protect the…

I am very grateful for the leadership today of Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Member Eliot Engel to hold a hearing as we discuss the long-term stability of not just Syria but the Middle East as a whole.

This gruesomely sad situation should have been dealt with earlier and I am disheartened that it has taken until a few weeks ago where action was taken against Assad after he conducted another chemical weapons attack, committing mass murder…

More than 500,000 people have been killed and 14 million driven from their homes as the result of the unending conflict.

I have always heard that the worst thing that can never happen to you is to outlive one of your children.

Do you believe that Iran is emboldened based on the Iranian deal that gave them $400 billion plus that they could use to export terrorism to finance Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations?

Americans are the kindest, most generous, most sympathetic people in the world, but we simply can't open our borders and just take in everybody who wants to come...

We don't want to see Iran increase its power or increase its ability to project power, whether against our interests or against our allies like Israel and Jordan.

What are the U.S. national security interests that are at stake in Syria and how do these Syria-specific interests relate to broader U.S. regional or global interests?

Whether it be unwarranted aggression in Eastern Europe or propping up the Assad regime in Syria or meddling in our elections here at home, Russia's actions have shocked the entire free world.

the country is trending towards greater geographic divides when it comes to job creation, particularly in new, start-up businesses.

I have reintroduced my bipartisan legislation, the Investing in Opportunity Act, which tries to address this growing concern.

As North Korea continues to develop and test ballistic missile technology, can you explain who is supporting these activities with resources?

Mr. Speaker, through my service to South Carolina's Second Congressional District and as past Cayce-West Columbia Rotary Club president, I appreciate Rotary International's work in promoting worldwide Service Above Self. In coordination…

The Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act is a commonsense legislation that simply requires that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission make a licensing decision one way or another about Yucca Mountain.