The threats we face today, whether or foreign, are real.

As the House continues to consider the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the Parris Island Protection Act. This critical bill will preserve Parris Island Marine Corps Recruiting Depot…

It has been 3 weeks since the U.S. withdrew troops from Afghanistan. Today, I rise to pay tribute to the heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice in carrying out Operation Allies Refuge, and I would like to especially recognize the members…

As National Clean Energy Week comes to a close, I rise today to bring attention to a spectacular environmental protection effort in my district and the efforts of the 32nd annual South Carolina beach and river sweep, which brought…

Do you know what percentage of Blacks in Texas, Black and brown African Americans, are registered to vote?

I represent the 1st congressional District of South Carolina, and South Carolina has had its own history, very bad history, with black South Carolinians, Black and brown and African-Americans.

Do you need an ID to rent an apartment in Texas?

Do you need an ID to get social security services in Texas?

Seventy-five percent.

I voted to move someone like Wade Hampton, who encouraged the murder of over 150 Black South Carolinians during his run for Governor.

I recently took a vote to move statues, like Supreme Court Justice Taney, removing his bust out of the Capitol Rotunda because he wrote the Dred Scott opinion.

Do you need an ID in Texas if you are going to board an aircraft and fly commercial?

Seventy-two percent.

I would argue that Texas has a more difficult problem with getting women out to vote than Black and brown and African Americans.

Do you need an ID to open a bank account?

Fifty-three percent.

Do you need an ID in Texas to buy cigarettes?

The latest numbers that I read this morning was that Texas is ranked 10th.

Today, I rise in support of H.R. 3599, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act. It is a long title, but it is a very good bill. I thank my colleague, Ro Khanna, for his leadership. Cybersecurity is national security, and this is…

It is insulting. It is abhorrent. Our nation is struggling to recover from the CCP virus.

It is predicted by 2045, our city will be hit by coastal flooding up to 180 times per year.

We would--we would certainly welcome you.

Forty years ago, flooding in Charleston, where I am standing today, averaged about two times a year.

Today, in 2021, we are seeing over 40 flood incidents every single year.

politicians sometimes get away with this idea that we can measure our personal compassion by how much of other people's money we give away, and that is really a flawed sentiment.