I am committed, along with my ranking member, to make sure we change that.

I could not believe it, because normally, the inspectors general are not that scathing in their report.

I want to make sure it's quantifiable.

the overriding concern... is that they want to do it anonymously because there has been retaliation in real terms.

Eighty percent of the jobs in North Carolina are created by small businesses.

Seventy percent of veterans are going to return to small businesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank you all for being here, and I thank those of you who have served as well.

Defies logic and common sense, and it is something that I have asked some folks to look into earlier this morning.

Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, November 28, residents in Yadkin County gathered for the annual Small Town Christmas celebration at the East Bend fire station. Although East Bend is a small community, its citizens know how to start the holiday…

Mr. Speaker, it is always a joy for me to kick off the holiday season in Sparta, North Carolina, at the annual Christmas parade down Main Street. As I visited with folks at this year's parade, I was reminded again how special Alleghany…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 6 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, the President of the United States has fully refused to acknowledge the depth and prevalence of the savagery of Islamic terrorism, and he has refused to offer and implement a strategy to permanently defeat it. We are all too…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 555 Resolved, That the following named…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the Alleghany High School volleyball team, which recently won the North Carolina 1A State championship. It is the first NCHSAA State championship in the program's history. Coach Debbie Weaver led the…

I wanted to come over here just to underscore my own interest and concern with some of the practices that we have seen out there...

Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring my constituent Robert Dick Douglas, Jr. Mr. Douglas earned Eagle Scout rank 90 years ago today, making him the longest serving Eagle alive. The Boy Scouts of America recently…

Mr. Speaker, when a married couple killed 14 people celebrating the holidays in San Bernardino last Thursday, President Obama immediately used this terrible tragedy to renew his call for tougher gun restrictions. Never mind the fact that…

Clearly on this board, on FSOC, you are eminently qualified and by far the only person who could be considered an expert in the insurance arena.