An alarming admission has shown itself in the June unemployment report. For the 49th time in 50 months, there are more people dropping out of the job search than those who have found a new job. More people are giving up than succeeding…

This week, Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson visited the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Then he toured the Charlie Norwood VA Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. VA Chairman Jeff Miller visited both hospitals…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership, and Ranking Member Kaptur, for your leadership in bringing this bill before us today. I appreciate very much the Congressman from Nebraska and his interest in the global threat reduction…

Last week, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal published an editorial from the Colorado Springs Gazette titled: ``Immigration Crisis: Securing Border is Key to Stemming Flow of Children.'' Extraordinary points are made in the editorial: Failure…

I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia for the time and for his leadership on this issue. Madam Chairman, I am wearing a Clemson Tiger Paw and an orange tie today in support of Clemson University, but I will tell you that the…

The Iraqis did not want to leave a force behind. Mr. McCAIN. Yes; he was saying they did not. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the following quotes, including October 2012. I quote the President of the…

Quite the opposite. If we go back and look at the tape around this debate, the President basically said: We left Iraq and we are not going to be bogged down by Iraq. There was no regret that I am so sorry we couldn't convince the Iraqis to…

Madam President, I am pleased the Senate voted this week to improve job training in the United States. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, WIOA, is the result of a commitment in both parties and both Chambers to modernize our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 51, after line 21, insert the following: SEC. __. SOUTH ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF PLANNING AREA…

I want to start off by congratulating our Republican opponents for putting up a hard-fought game in last night's Congressional Roll Call game. As you know, we broke two records. Last night, we broke an attendance record and a record for…

Madam President, Senator McCain and I have decided to come down before the Fourth of July break to talk about two issues that are very important to our national security. The first issue I would like to discuss is the threat we face as a…

Several coastal States, including my home State of South Carolina, as well as the Commonwealth of Virginia, have long advocated for responsible offshore energy development for our shores. This resource development starts with seismic…

I thank the gentleman from Washington for his leadership on this. Madam Chairman, the folks in Florida were concerned, but guess what? This area stops at the Florida-Georgia line. They can deal with their own waters. These are the waters…

If you listen to the people who are launching these attacks, they say they are going to Jordan. What are they trying to accomplish? Bizarre as it may sound to the average American, they have a very specific plan and it sort of goes like…

I want to first thank Chairman Hastings for his work on H.R. 4899, a bill that actually will ease the pain at the pump for moms and dads. There is no doubt about it. Just since President Obama has taken office, gasoline prices have more…

Thank you, Mr. Green, for yielding and for your support of the Autism CARES Act. First off, I want to thank my good friend and Autism Caucus cochair Chris Smith for his leadership and work on this critical legislation over the past 11…

The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, presented an editorial last Tuesday correctly revealing the wrong signal on immigration. The opinion states: Central American children have entered the United States in large numbers in…

The President's broken promises continue to hurt American families. According to the administration's own report, an estimated 11 million small business employees are facing higher premiums because of the government health care takeover…