On the recordDecember 18, 2012
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 recognizing the senior member of the other party in just one second. I'm very grateful to be here this afternoon to give recognition to a person whom we have the highest regard for, the former chairman of the county council of my birthplace of Charleston, a former member of the statehouse, a distinguished Member of the House of Representatives, and now the next U.S. Senator from South Carolina. I now defer, before he has comment, to the senior member of our delegation, Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina.
