WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2255, the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, will allow current or former Federal law enforcement officers in good standing to purchase a retired service weapon at salvage value from the Federal agency that issued the   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, police officers risk their lives every day to protect our communities. I extend my sincere gratitude to all law enforcement officers and their families for their service and sacrifice. Unfortunately, law enforcement officers face the continued thre  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition. I thank my colleague from South Carolina for his excellent presentation, but this bill is a case study in a legislative majority that is in search of not common ground and common sense but rather extreme measures that divide and pol  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, yesterday President Donald Trump and His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar signed a historic $1.2 trillion trade agreement, including the purchase of $96 billion of South Carolina-made Boeing 787 Dreamliners. As the manufacturing hom  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 15, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to welcome Techo-Bloc to the Second District of South Carolina. In the fall of 2026, Lexington County will be the home of the company's first South Carolina operation. With an investment of $45 million, more than 40 new jobs will be created contributing to the growth of opportunities within th  more