Trey Gowdy

I would again thank our colleagues Ms. Norton and Mr. Cummings, and I urge Members to support the passage of H.R. 3237. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman…

Although the United States Constitution gives Congress exclusive legislative authority over the Federal District, in 1973 we granted the District of Columbia some significant autonomy by approving the Home Rule Act. Congress still must…

This is wholly unacceptable. And this is why people have lost trust in the institutions of government.

I look forward to today's hearing and hearing from our witnesses and hopefully flushing out ideas for eliminating the amount of tax dollars that are being wasted through the Medicaid program.

Why the reluctance to say which States can't get their act together with respect to Medicaid payments?

The President in this very Chamber said we should have no more regulation than is necessary for the health, safety, and security of the American people. Mr. Speaker, the President in this very Chamber conceded overregulation has stifled…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

I want to thank Chairman Kline not only for yielding but also for his leadership on this and on so many other issues on the Education and the Workforce Committee. Mr. Chairman, when so many of our fellow citizens are looking for work, when…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment would strike provisions of the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act that ensure employers have at least 14 days to find legal counsel and prepare their cases for the preelection…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me first thank Mr. Bishop for raising the important issue of frivolous, vexatious litigation. I am thrilled almost beyond words--not quite--almost beyond words that our colleagues on the other…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield myself such time as I may consume. My first job was delivering newspapers. My job after that was bagging groceries at a local grocery store. My job after that was working at a tobacco warehouse. I don't…

May I inquire of the Chair how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would invite my friends on the other side of the aisle to join us in addressing what I hear from every small business owner back in South Carolina, which is fix the regulatory apparatus, fix the tax structure…

I just find it instructive again--and we need to give pause and reflect on why we're here. We're not here because Chairman Kline had an idea out of the blue. We're here because an activist, agenda-driven NLRB is dissatisfied with 31 days…

If we were looking at this like a trial, I would say you have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that there is a drug shortage.

There is no need to continue to have hearings on whether or not it is an issue. You can beat a dead horse.

I am concerned to hear that drug shortage is affecting the care and ultimately the health of patients, especially pediatric cancer patients.

I want to thank the gentlelady from North Carolina for her leadership on this issue and on so many other issues on the Education and Workforce Committee. Mr. Speaker, when so many of our fellow citizens are hurting, when so many of our…

We are $15 trillion in debt. We need to tie ourselves up before we wreck this Republic.

I thank the gentleman from Texas, Chairman Smith, for his leadership on this issue and so many others on Judiciary. Mr. Speaker, when Odysseus was returning from the Trojan War, he was passing the islands where the sirens sang. Many a…

The only thing that this debate today has given me cause for celebration for is I now know my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are familiar with the concept of States' rights because I have not heard them talk about it for the…

Thank you, Madam Speaker. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore…

Reclaiming my time, the gentleman from Tennessee is right. He has from time to time mentioned States' rights, which puts him in a very lonely position on his side of the aisle. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1550…

The Second Amendment to our Constitution was drafted, debated, and ratified in precisely the same manner as the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth, the Sixth, and other amendments our colleagues on the other side of the aisle…