I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Clerk will continue to read. The Clerk continued to read. Mr. CLYBURN (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The SPEAKER pro…

I claim the time in opposition but do not oppose the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection. {time} 1400

I wish to thank my colleague and occasional sparring partner for making what I consider to be reasonable improvements to this bill. Mr. Speaker, in keeping with the bipartisan, in fact, unanimous vote in favor of this legislation, I will…

Tomorrow, September 17, is Constitution Day, a commemoration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. The role of the Federal Government, first debated by our Founding Fathers at the beginning of our new Nation…

In 108 days, liberals will impose the largest tax increase in U.S. history. This $3.9 trillion increase will impact every taxpayer, hurting small businesses and hardworking families by killing jobs, and a death tax devastating to family…

Over the past month, I have visited dozens of small businesses across South Carolina, and I have met with concerned citizens, all of whom expressed the need for more tax relief, not tax increases. For 16 straight months, America's…

Instead of calling Congress back into session to protect special-interest unions and add more tax increases, we should be focusing on policies that give American families incentives to invest and create jobs. Americans should be concerned…

Madam President, I appreciate the kind comments of the Senator from Minnesota. I have enjoyed working with her on the committee and hope to be able to work with her on a lot of different topics, including confirming judges. My view of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, just this morning, in an article entitled, ``Stop Spending, Start Cutting,'' columnist Cheri Jacobus wrote in The Hill newspaper, ``While it's one thing for Americans to be livid at their…

On Wednesday I highlighted the significant tax increases that are heading toward hardworking Americans at the beginning of next year. Families, married couples, and parents are going to be paying more taxes. Washington liberals are…

It's time to give hardworking Americans incentives to invest in order to create jobs and grow the economy. We must also protect middle class Americans from significant tax hikes that are headed their way. Contrary to liberal claims, these…

I want to first thank my good friend, subcommittee Chairman Bobby Scott, for yielding me this time and for his leadership on this very important issue. He and committee Chairman Conyers have worked for years to eliminate the unjust and…

I will join with Ranking Member Mica and Chairman Cummings in their commendations, particularly of Admiral Allen, for whom all of us have such great respect, and say once again congratulations on this 100th anniversary to the United States…

As I said earlier, I support this legislation. It is a small step for fiscal conservatism. I think it is very unfortunate, though, that this debate comes right on the heels of the debate about the war supplemental, a more than $55 billion…

I spent 7\1/2\ years, before coming to Congress, as a criminal court judge in Tennessee trying felony criminal cases. I tried the attempted murder of James Earl Ray and many other high-profile cases, thus I have a great interest in our…

It's particularly fitting that I would be with you today in that my late father-in-law, State Representative Julian Dusenbury, who was a hero of the Battle of Okinawa, was shot by a sniper, but he continued his service from a wheelchair in…

I wish to inform the House that I was unavoidably detained by a medical situation and, consequently, missed the vote to approve the final version of H.R. 4213, the Unemployment Compensation Act Extension of 2010, earlier this afternoon. I…

The new State job numbers confirm that 47 States are suffering since the so-called stimulus bill passed while D.C. bureaucrats are benefiting from increasing jobs. The Politico reported on such a discrepancy in an article titled, ``Reality…