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Mr. Speaker, as the senior Republican member of the delegation from South Carolina, it's my honor, on behalf of my colleagues, Congressman Mulvaney, Congressman Duncan, and Congressman Trey Gowdy, to be here to recognize--and I will be…
Thank you very much, Representative Wilson. I didn't think I would ever live long enough or serve here long enough to call myself the dean of the South Carolina delegation, but I seem to have reached that point. I would like to add my…
Thank you, sir. Let me just say thank you to everyone. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in the House. To my delegation members, there is no better delegation in America to serve with than all of you. I thought I would get a standing…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlelady for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, when the so-called supercommittee failed last year to overcome the obstruction of the Tea Party Republicans and their leader, Grover Norquist, to achieve a fair…
Mr. Speaker, during his campaign for re-election, the President called for a balanced approach to solve the fiscal cliff crisis. Unfortunately, the plan his administration submitted to Congress does not include the spending cuts necessary…
Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, the President and House Speaker Boehner met to discuss the impending fiscal cliff. The next day, the President jetted off to Michigan to campaign for tax increases, instead of staying in Washington to work on a…
Madam President, I wanted to be recognized for 10 minutes to talk about the decision by Senator DeMint to leave the Senate next year. But I wish to say to my friend from North Dakota, all of us have in our prayers the loss of our soldiers…
Mr. Speaker, I would like to first thank Chairman Lamar Smith. This may be my last opportunity to thank him for his service as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, not just for this bill but for the work he's done in the full 2 years. He…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Speaker Boehner sent a letter to the President in response to his unreasonable proposal suggesting how Congress can avert the fiscal cliff. Shortly after the election, the House Republican leadership presented the…
Mr. Speaker, over the next 29 days, the President has a huge responsibility to work together with Congress and find a solution to avert the fiscal cliff. With over $16 trillion in debt, our Nation is at a crossroads. We must rein in our…
His proposal was so outlandish, I don't think we should go back to the table until he puts something there that we can work with.
Mr. Speaker, in last Wednesday's The Post and Courier, a retired Foreign Service officer wrote a letter with questions regarding the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Retired Foreign Service Officer William Boudreau worked in the State…
I think it is imperative that we make sure that NOAA is using sound science to set these catch limits for the nation's fisheries.
We see regs set without real data, and then the research is done after the reg is implemented.
The models are flawed, and they are set up on a computer model.
What I hope is that we can expedite the passage of this before the deadline of December 31.