Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the centennial of Hayesville, a city nestled between the mountains and valleys of Clay County in western North Carolina. Located along an old trading route at the site of the former Cherokee town of…

The end game for the United States and for South Korea should be to seek the emergence of a united, free, open, democratic Korea with its official seat of government in Seoul.

Well, I guess my concern is--following up from my first question, if there is not a plan that you are currently in dialogue with those stakeholders, as you say, and there is not any precise data, to come out and say that we have 90-minute…

I see my time has expired. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

we publicly say that this is something that we can't stand, but yet quietly we tolerate it.

what we need to do not only as a nation, but as a leader in the world to highlight this particular issue.

What leverage do we have besides just aid? Because I am afraid that we're sending the message both with sequester and I think frankly with this administration's actions that America is disengaging from the world.

I would love for you all to comment on that. Thank you.

Well, certainly. I mean, we're all in this together. We're all suffering together.

Mr. Speaker, the recent school massacres at Newtown, Connecticut, sent shock waves across our country. And as a father, I grieved with the families that lost loved ones on that day, but as a legislator, I vowed that I would take action to…

Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding as I rise in support of H.R. 444, the Require a PLAN Act. As a small business owner, I understand the importance of a balanced budget. Ensuring that you spend within your means is vital to…