Tom Rice: “But I also represent three of the poorest counties in South Carolina. And they have been struggling for a long, long…”

I would respond to the comments of my friend, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee when he said that he voted in favor of the bill when Hank Paulson came over and said it is something we needed to do, as opposed to this bill, which…

Democrats claim to be the party of the little guy. It is easy to talk, but actions speak louder than words. Republicans have offered plan after plan to help ordinary people who need it and to help small businesses struggling to survive…

Too often when we see tragedies like this, in our immediate reaction, we try to go too far, and we can't find a solution that we can get across the line.

I am not here to cast aspersions on disaster relief. I live in a coastal area in South Carolina that has been hit by three storms in the last 5 years: Joaquin, then Matthew, then Florence. I was a tax lawyer before I got here. I didn't…